A coalition of 22 states, led by the Republican attorneys general of Arizona and Louisiana, recently filed a lawsuit urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule against California’s ban on high-capacity magazines. The court has now agreed to re-rule.
According to Fox News, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who filed the lawsuit, said in a statement that “California politicians are convinced that their agenda should trump the constitutional rights of the people and that attempts to undermine the Second Amendment or any civil rights and freedoms should be viewed with suspicion and opposition. “
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said in a statement, “California is trying to turn otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals simply because they have magazines that come standard with many of our country’s most popular guns. As radical leftist lawmakers in California and elsewhere persist in their attempts to legislatively overturn our constitutional rights, I will continue to stand firm in defense of our right to keep and bear arms.”
These states argue that the right to bear arms protects people in disadvantaged communities and high-crime areas where law enforcement may not be able to respond in a timely manner to crimes that are occurring.
In the wake of recent shootings in Boulder and Atlanta, the Biden administration has called on Congress to act on gun control measures, including a ban on high-capacity magazines.
California passed a ban on magazines with more than 10 bullets back in 2016. The National Rifle Association and a coalition of gun owners later launched a lawsuit, but that lawsuit was dismissed by the court.
Last year, three judges on the Ninth Circuit ruled that California’s gun restrictions were unconstitutional. In February, the court agreed to rehear the case before a panel of 11 judges. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled to begin in June.
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