U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez barred further sales until the 9th U.S. California has prohibited such magazines since 2000, though people who had the magazines before then were allowed to keep them. Benitez acknowledged in his six-page stay order that other judges, in California and elsewhere, have upheld bans on high-capacity magazines. “The Court understands that strong emotions are felt by people of good will on both sides of the constitutional and social policy questions. The Court understands that thoughtful and law-abiding citizens can and do firmly hold competing opinions on firearm magazine restrictions,” he wrote.

Source: National Post April 05, 2019 23:52 UTC