When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2023, California gun owners will be under a new gun control regime created to counter the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. After a series of legal challenges, the law will go into effect once the new year starts.
However, the battle over California’s gun control laws, and others passed in other states, is far from over as gun rights advocates, armed with the Bruen decision, are striking down gun restrictions all across the country.
A U.S. district judge issued a ruling Dec. 20 to block the law from taking effect, saying it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones.
But on Saturday, a federal appeals court put a temporary hold on the district judge’s ruling. The appeals court decision…
