"Appeals Court Upholds California's Assault Weapons Ban"

The US appeals court has upheld California's assault weapons ban, ruling that it will remain in force while the state attorney general appeals a lower court decision declaring the measure unconstitutional. The three-judge panel blocked the injunction issued by a district judge, stating that the attorney general's appeal in support of the gun law would be heard on an expedited basis. The ban, which has been in place for 30 years, prohibits the manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation, sale, or possession of firearms classified as "assault weapons."