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    California Legislature approves new rules for concealed-carry permits, teeing up possible Supreme Court fight

    by Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 2023 4 minutes
    Gavin Newsom speaks about the prevalence of gun violence in society before signing Senate Bill 1327, for gun legislation modeled after Texas abortion ban, into law by at Santa Monica College on July 22, 2022.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A year after Democratic infighting tanked a high-profile gun-control bill in Sacramento, California lawmakers successfully approved legislation on Tuesday to limit who can carry firearms in public, setting up a likely legal challenge that could reach the Supreme Court.

    State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) introduced Senate Bill 2 in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year that struck down restrictive and subjective concealed-carry laws as unconstitutional, leaving California and a handful of other Democratic-led states scrambling to rewrite their gun laws.

    Despite support from both Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen Rob Bonta, internal bickering within the Democratic caucus last year led to the bill's demise, an

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