Federal Judge Blocks California Gun Control Law

Law Banning Firearms in Most Public Places Deemed 'Repugnant to the Second Amendment'

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling it violates the Second Amendment.
The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September, was set to take effect on January 1 and would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in 26 public places, regardless of whether they had a concealed weapon carry permit.
The decision is a victory for the California Rifle and Pistol Association, which sued to block the law.
Judge Cormac Carney, who granted the injunction, called the law 'sweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.'
California State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Newsom have announced they will appeal the decision.