Benitez declared in Sept. 2021 that California’s ban on such weapons qualified as “longstanding” and therefore did not violate the Second Amendment.
Judge Roger Benitez reverses himself, rules that California's ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional
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Benitez said California's law violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because if people can't buy bullets for their guns, they can't use their guns for self-defense.
Californians don't have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules
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