People v. Zondorak

Opinion

McDONALD, J.

William Martin Zondorak, Jr., was convicted of violating California’s Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA; Pen. Code, § 30500) because he possessed an AK series rifle. He argues on appeal that, under District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) 554 U.S. 570 [171 L.Ed.2d 637, 128 S.Ct. 2783] (Heller), California’s ban on possession of this weapon violates his right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Although other courts have rejected this expansive reading of Heller as precluding a state from banning assault…