In San Diego, a federal judge again ruled a California law banning assault weapons such as AR-15 rifles was unconstitutional. In 2021, the same judge, Roger Benitez, overturned California’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons. California’s Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta vowed to appeal the “dangerous and misguided” ruling. Bonta added, “Weapons of war have no place on California’s streets.”