LOS ANGELES – A new California law banning people from carrying firearms in most public places was again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues.
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel lifted a temporary stay of a lower court’s injunction blocking the law. The hold was issued by a different 9th Circuit panel and has allowed the law to take effect Jan. 1.
Saturday’s decision upheld a Dec. 20 ruling by US District Judge Cormac Carney that blocked the law. Carney said that it violates the Second Amendment and that human rights groups will likely prevail in proving it unconstitutional.
The law, signed by Democrat Gavin Newsom, prohibits people from carrying concealed firearms in 26 types of places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos. The ban applies regardless of whether a person has a concealed carry permit.
Newsom has positioned himself as a leader on gun control and said he will continue to push for stricter regulations.
Judge Cormac Carney said the law signed by Governor Newsom violates the Second Amendment. AP
After Saturday’s decision, his office released a statement saying, “this dangerous decision puts the lives of Californians at risk.”
The president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, which sued to block the law, countered that “politicians’ ploys to override the Second Amendment have been stopped for now.”
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