A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places has once again been blocked from taking effect as a court challenge continues.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues.

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. The hold was issued by a different 9th Circuit panel and had allowed the law to go into effect Jan. 1.

Saturday’s decision keeps in place a Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney blocking the law. Carney said that it violates the Second Amendment and that gun rights groups would likely prevail in proving it unconstitutional.

The law, signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in 26 types of places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos. The ban applies regardless of whether a person has a concealed carry permit.

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
    43·
    10 months ago

    I’m talking about the thing you said was a more common event. I’m wondering how often people get robbed at gunpoint in the bank parking lot.

      • Ikenshini@lemmy.world
        5·
        10 months ago

        And now having watched the video, it’s clear to me that a bank will not keep you safe. I think allowing people with ccws to carry into banks is a good idea, given this kind of thing “happens every day”.

      • hperrin@lemmy.world
        45·
        10 months ago

        I just figured since you’re telling me it’s a lot more common, you would have some stats to back that up. One example is a good start though. But again, why do you need a gun inside the bank?

        • Ikenshini@lemmy.world
          82·
          10 months ago

          When you live in LA you hear about shit happening all the time.

          Because going from your vehicle to the bank, and from the bank back to your vehicle is not safe. There’s nowhere next to the bank to deposit your weapon before entering, therefore the only way to carry on the way to the bank requires being armed inside it too.

          • hperrin@lemmy.world
            34·
            10 months ago

            So would you agree then that the state should be able to require you to check your guns at the door of the bank?

            • Ikenshini@lemmy.world
              51·
              10 months ago

              Sure, if they provide the same level of security we have at airports, and jails, which have the same restrictions, that’s fine by me. Disarming legal ccws and providing no security is reprehensible.

                • Ikenshini@lemmy.world
                  62·
                  10 months ago

                  Unfortunately not, they’re stuck in the building, and have no obligation to help you, they’re there to protect the bank, not you. And you can see how well the “armed guard” helped in the YouTube video above: they weren’t even armed nor were they there.