Federal Judge Overturns California Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines, Attorney General Vows to Appeal

A federal judge has overturned California's ban on high-capacity gun magazines, ruling it as unconstitutional. The ban, adopted in 2016, was deemed "arbitrary and capricious" by US District Judge Roger T. Benitez. The judge argued that there is no historical tradition of regulating firearms based on firing or ammunition capacity and that the ban infringes on the Second Amendment. California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the decision, while the California Rifle & Pistol Association praised it. The state's Attorney General has filed an appeal, and the injunction on the ban will be stayed for 10 days.