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Government,
Constitutional Law

Jan. 17, 2023

2 US judges view ‘history’ element of gun laws differently

The judges are trying to determine how to evaluate various California firearms laws under the Supreme Court’s new standard, adopted last June in its first major firearms ruling in years.

The battles over how to interpret a U.S. Supreme Court decision that instructs judges to consider the history and tradition of gun statutes is playing out differently in two district courts in California.

The judges are trying to determine how to evaluate various California firearms laws under the Supreme Court’s new standard, adopted last June in its first major firearms ruling in years. New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen...

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