Ban on carrying weapons in public places rejected in California

A federal appeals court in the United States has ruled that a court order banning the carrying of firearms in most public places in the state of California is unconstitutional.

Last week, an appeals court in the United States allowed the state of California to ban the carrying of guns in most public places from the beginning of 2024.

Under the new law, people cannot carry their weapons concealed in 26 sensitive places, including hospitals, playgrounds, stadiums, zoos and places of worship, regardless of whether they have a concealed-assault weapon permit.

This law also prohibits people from having concealed weapons in private places of business that are open to the public unless the owner of that place of business posts a notice on the wall. affix and allow gun license holders to carry guns on their property.

Accordingly, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on December 20 that state laws California has violated the right of citizens to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.

According to the initial ruling, this law which came into effect on Monday January 1, 2024 but after Those pro-gun groups asked the appeals court to reconsider the issue, and finally yesterday another jury ruled to suspend the ban.

One ​​of the lawyers of these groups stated that the action of politicians to bypass the second amendment of the constitution has been stopped.

while a group of license holders Concealed carry and gun rights groups, including the Gunmen’s Political Coalition, Second Amendment Founders and Gun Owners, called the new law illegal.

Accordingly, California has the strictest gun control laws in the US and is among the states that have similar laws to New York and are following the Supreme Court’s decision to review gun laws

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The rise of armed violence in America is to the extent that Every week we see bloody shootings somewhere in the United States. These shootings in public places such as schools, shopping malls and churches have increased dramatically.

It is said that the high number of mass shootings in America has caused public anxiety and insecurity. And it has started many political debates. Critics accuse pro-gun Republican extremists of treacherous collaboration with the gun lobby.

In recent years, anti-gun lobby groups have gained influence in America, but in At the top of politics, not much has been done yet due to the balance of power in the Senate and systemic constraints. So the Republicans are still siding with the gun owners and the Democrats are getting nowhere with their projects. Some say Biden could simply issue executive orders, or declare a public health emergency, and take countermeasures given the toll of gun violence. However, in both cases, this would be easy to undo and the next election is only a few months away.

National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is one of the most powerful non-military organizations in this country that drives the interests of gun owners and those who deem it necessary.

The association may have lost some of its influence in recent years and may not be as financially powerful as it was in 2016, when it spent about $54 million on the presidential campaign. But the gun lobby and its supporters have since invested about $33 million in the 2020 presidential election. One of their main goals is to prevent stricter laws against gun owners.

In this situation, the ruling Democrats are particularly in favor of strict gun laws, while Republicans are against it. But the majority of American political representatives are against building a legislative wall in the US Senate against this issue. To implement such a project, a 60% majority in Congress is required, which does not exist.

According to the statistics of the National Archive of Armed Violence in America, which was published a while ago, from the beginning More than 630 fatal shootings have been reported this year. This figure was 645 cases last year and 690 cases in 2021, which was an unprecedented record at that time.

Meanwhile, the statistics The FBI says that despite a slight decrease in violent crime in 2022 compared to the year before, Americans have been worried about crime for decades.

Democrats are seeking to revive an assault weapons ban that expired in 2005. Although so far, the efforts of the Democrats in this field have not been supported by the Republicans.

Not long ago, the results of the latest polls conducted by NBC show that 52 percent of the people America owns a gun. The results of this survey showed that 66% of Republicans, 45% of independent parties and 41% of Democrats own guns.

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