California Judge Overturns 100-Year-Old Ban on Billy Clubs

The judge says the state’s dangerous weapon statute of 1917 infringes on citizens’ 2nd Amendment rights.

A Canadian police officer carries a baton at a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb.20, 2022. California's billy-club ban exempts members of law enforcement and some security officers. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times

A San Diego federal judge has overturned California’s 104-year-old ban on possessing billy clubs, reversing his decision three years ago that upheld the prohibition on them, batons, and other similar weapons.

The state’s attorney general has appealed the Feb. 23 ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who found the ban violated the Second Amendment.