California's liberal Ninth Circuit to tackle gun rights, mull ending high-capacity magazine ban

California’s overturned ban on high-capacity magazines will have a chance at being reinstated after a federal court’s split-decision found it unconstitutional last year.

In Duncan v. Becerra, a three-judge panel in August ruled 2-1 that the ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who would leave office if the Senate confirms him as the Biden administration’s health secretary, filed a petition shortly after the ruling, seeking review of the panel’s decision. He argued that it was "inconsistent with existing case law" and a threat to public safety.