Fox News: California gun rights group look to overturn state ban on assault weapons

Benitez's decision triggered a weeklong buying frenzy before he halted sales pending the outcome of a state appeal.

Thursday’s lawsuit was filed on behalf of three San Diego County men and the San Diego County Gun Owners Political Action Committee, The Union-Tribune reported.

The plaintiffs say they own legal rifles or pistols and want to use high-capacity magazines in them but can't. Doing so, they say, would turn them into illegal assault weapons under California statutes, subject to confiscation.