‘Disgusting slap in the face’: California governor slams judge as assault rifles ban overturned

Gavin Newsom responds after Judge Roger Benitez compares AR-15s to Swiss army knives good for both home and battle'

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The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, slammed a federal judge's decision to overturn his state's three-decade-old ban on assault rifles as a direct threat to public safety and the lives of innocent Californians".

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