Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments in Duncan v. Bonta California ‘High Capcity’ Magazine Ban Case

By Chuck Michel

Yesterday an 11-judge panel, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra). The California Rifle & Pistol Association lawsuit, which challenges California’s flat ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, was the first successful constitutional challenge to bans on so-called “large-capacity magazines” in the country.

But with a likely unfriendly en banc panel — composed of seven judges appointed by Democrats and just four appointed by Republicans — that victory hangs in the balance.

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