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(CALIFORNIA GLOBE) – In June 2021, the Globe reported that District Judge Roger T. Benitez threw out California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons, while also clarifying the deliberate and incorrect use of the label “assault weapon.”
In the case of the AR-15, “AR” stands for “Armalite Rifle,” named after the company that developed it, and not “assault rifle” as so many in the media incorrectly claim.
Benitez’s opening statement in his opinion says it all:
“Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. Good for both home and battle, the AR-15 is the kind of versatile gun that lies at the intersection of the kinds of firearms protected under District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) and United States v Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939). Yet, the State of California makes it a crime to have an AR15 type rifle. Therefore, this Court declares the California statutes to be unconstitutional.”
Almost immediately Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California would appeal the the judge’s decision in Miller v. Bonta.
This past Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would “empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state, citing the same authority claimed by conservative lawmakers in Texas to outlaw most abortions once a heartbeat is detected,” the Associated Press reported.
