A federal court has blocked a restrictive California law that would have banned carrying guns almost everywhere in public, including at places like churches and playgrounds.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday ruled to halt implementation of the law after a previous panel of judges on the court had allowed the law to take effect on December 30. The law would have heavily restricted anyone, even people with permits, from carrying in public. The California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) sued to block the law after Governor Gavin Newsom signed it in September. The court is expected to hear full arguments on the law in April.
“This dangerous decision puts the lives of Californians on the line. We won’t stop working to defend our decades of progress on gun safety in our state,” Newsom’s office said of the latest court ruling.
The law would have banned carrying guns…
