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A federal judge in California struck down the state's gun magazine ban Friday, saying it was unconstitutional.
U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez, who previously served on the California Superior Court and was appointed to the Southern District of California by George W. Bush in 2004, said in his decision that the state's ban on magazines capable of holding any more than 10 rounds severely restricts California residents' Second Amendment rights.
“California’s law prohibiting acquisition and possession of magazines able to hold any more than 10 rounds places a severe restriction on the core right of self-defense of the home such that it amounts to a destruction of the right and is unconstitutional under any level of scrutiny,” Benitez stated in a decision over 80 pages long on Friday.