Gun Control Advocates Decry ‘Extremist’ Judge Set To Rule on California Assault Weapons Ban

Judge Benitez has been a bane to California’s gun control movement for years, striking down many restrictions during his two decades on the federal bench.

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Firearms on display at a gun shop at Salem, Oregon. AP/Andrew Selsky

A federal judge in California is set to rule on the constitutionality of California’s expansive weapons ban, the latest ruling from lower courts as they attempt to interpret a landmark Supreme Court decision from last year.

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