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"Monday's decision by the Supreme Court that says Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense won't have a major impact on Shasta County, experts on both sides of the debate said."
"But north state gun rights advocates think the 5-4 ruling could encourage litigation to challenge California's gun laws such as the assault weapons ban."
"'I think today this hasn't changed anything,' said Redding Mayor Patrick Jones, who manages his family's gun business, Jones' Fort on E. Cypress Avenue. 'We are not going to see any laws in California overturned today. This may open the door to be able to litigate for somebody that says, 'I want this type of gun, and I have the right to keep and bear arms.'" ... |
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