Veteran Alameda County DA ‘Dismayed' Over Federal Judge's Assault Weapons Ban Decision

CBS San Francisco

June 7, 2021

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Veteran District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, who is wrapping up her 37-year career as a prosecutor, lashed out Monday at a federal judge’s decision to strike down California’s ban on assault weapons.

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled late Friday that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A copy of the decision can be read online.

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