Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · No. 23-55805 · 133 F.4th 852
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
En banc court upheld California's large-capacity magazine ban and reversed the judgment that had invalidated it.
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What the court held
California prohibits possession of magazines holding more than ten rounds, and a district court had found the ban unconstitutional. The en banc Ninth Circuit reversed and ordered judgment for the state on two independent grounds: that large-capacity magazines are neither arms nor protected accessories under the text of the Second Amendment, and that, even if they were, the ban fits the nation's tradition of protecting innocent people by restricting especially dangerous uses of weapons and regulating components necessary to firing. The court also reaffirmed its earlier rejection of the plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment takings claim. Judges Bumatay, R. Nelson, and VanDyke dissented.
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What this case is about
California ban on large-capacity ammunition feeding devices
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Key Dates
- 2025-03-20 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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