Judge blocks California from suing makers of 'abnormally dangerous' guns

Reuters ^ | 02/22/2024 | Nate Raymond

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Feb 21 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked California's attorney general from enforcing a new law that allows residents, the state and local governments to sue members of the firearms industry that manufacture or sell "abnormally dangerous" guns.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Schopler in San Diego sided with, opens new tab a firearms industry trade association in finding that part of a gun control measure signed into law by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 was likely unconstitutional.

It is the first ruling in a case challenging the constitutionality of California's Firearm Industry Responsibility Act.

The law was enacted shortly after the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in June 2022 concerning the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment that significantly expanded gun rights.

Newsom, in signing the new state firearms restrictions into law in July 2022, called them necessary to ensure makers of deadly firearms could be held accountable in court and could "no longer hide from the mass destruction that they have caused."

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When will judges start imposing monetary penalties against governments for willful violation of constitutional rights?

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That is the norm for out here in CaCaLand.

The law is blattantly (what the ‘Ell is wrong with spellcheck?) illegal and Newsome knew it. But, he did what BeijingBiden did: put it in place and hope to damage political enemies before the law can make its way to SCOTUS.