A California federal judge has struck down the state's ban on 'billies,' also known as billy clubs, citing Second Amendment violations. The injunction is effective immediately, with the judge emphasizing that people hitting each other with sticks is the core issue. The ruling overturns a previous decision upholding the ban on club-like weapons, including billy clubs and batons. The judge's decision aligns with previous cases where he ruled against California's firearm restrictions, asserting that all 'arms,' even dangerous and lethal ones, are protected by the Second Amendment.
The judge who has repeatedly ruled against California's restrictions on firearms has turned his attention to another state-prohibited weapon, billy clubs. The rods wielded by police are "arms" that cannot be withheld from law-abiding citizens, he ruled. https://t.co/4i7rsyWvV9
Judge Benitez from the top rope! Benitez just struck down California Penal Code § 22210 as it applies to a billy club. Check out the first sentence of his conclusion. ALL "arms" are protected by the Second Amendment -- including those which are dangerous and lethal. https://t.co/TYnGzHqkOT
A federal judge sided with the state of California in finding that part of a Biden administration rule that seeks to curtail untraceable "ghost guns" was invalid because it did not consider a way to make the regulation even stricter @nateraymond https://t.co/00nRpvyqRX https://t.co/63UNW3wa1W
A federal judge struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous ruling from three years ago that upheld the prohibition on billy clubs, batons and similar blunt objects. https://t.co/uvO5EFPVSF
Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California’s ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional https://t.co/U7rWA7BqUg
Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California's ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional https://t.co/Ae2rj6nygU
California Attorney General invokes "the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol" to say that a court ruling that struck down the state's ban on "'billy clubs', such as the expandable ASP baton" will "put[] public safety at risk": https://t.co/uyN5JCSbjk
A federal judge in San Francisco says the government must tighten its restrictions on ghost guns, the self-built, largely untraceable firearms used in an increasing number of shootings. https://t.co/HBBIGTfCId
A federal judge sided with the state of California in finding that part of a Biden administration rule that seeks to curtail untraceable 'ghost guns' was invalid because it did not consider a way to make the regulation even stricter https://t.co/00nRpvyYHv @nateraymond https://t.co/PkWU8zEUg5
GREAT NEWS: We just won our ghost gun case against ATF! In 2022, ATF issued a rule to address ghost guns, but a loophole left AR-platform ghost guns on the market. Today, the court ruled that ATF must close this loophole and treat AR ghost gun parts as firearms. https://t.co/gNgzZPWImE
California billy club ban struck down by court on Second Amendment grounds. https://t.co/Xtb4d6LVei Click the image to read more:
California billy club ban struck down by court on Second Amendment grounds https://t.co/7tbVgiHCcE
California: "It's constitutional for us to ban billies because there are unprecedented societal concerns and dramatic technological changes have occurred since the 1700s!" Judge: "Bruh we're talking about people hitting each other with sticks" https://t.co/1ttyEDrwB6 https://t.co/oo4cE6jFFf
California’s ban on “billies” aka billy clubs has been ruled unconstitutional. Another win https://t.co/ebiNUzf1JB
LEGAL ALERT: A California federal judge has struck down the state's ban on less-lethal arms known as "billies," saying it violates the Second Amendment. The injunction is effective immediately. https://t.co/qXqWEMl2fJ https://t.co/nnaJWLzFSV
California’s ban on batons/billies has been enjoined. https://t.co/yaYGFRD8Yy