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December 22, 2023

U.S. Judge Blocks Law That Would Ban Guns in Public Places
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In California, a federal judge blocked a state law that would have
banned carrying firearms in most public spaces, less than two weeks
before it was due to go into effect. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the
law in September, which would bar guns in parks, playgrounds, medical
facilities, places of worship, banks and on public transportation, among
other places. Judge Cormac Carney, who was appointed by former President
George W. Bush, said the law was "repugnant to the Second Amendment."
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is appealing the ruling.


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