Texas Joins Multistate Coalition Seeking to Axe California’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

Texas Joins Multistate Coalition Seeking to Axe California’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
A man uses an AR-15 rifle at FT3 Tactical shooting range in Stanton, Calif., on May 3, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
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Texas has joined a multistate coalition challenging California’s so-called “assault weapons” ban, which remains in effect after an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA) violates the Second Amendment.

Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, said in a press release that the Lone Star state had joined 21 other states in a legal brief (pdf) in the case of Miller v. Bonta, demanding that the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit uphold a lower court decision to strike down a ban on what California describes as illegal military-style rifles.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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