California law barring guns from most public spaces set to go into effect after appeals court ruling

A California law that prohibits guns in "sensitive" public spaces like hospitals and parks is set to take effect on Jan. 1, after a Dec. 20 injunction was put on hold Saturday.

U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney wrote in his Dec. 20 ruling that the law, "turns nearly every public place in California into a 'sensitive place,' effectively abolishing the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding and exceptionally qualified citizens to be armed and to defend themselves in public."

The law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September, and prohibits gun owners from carrying firearms in 26 types of "sensitive" places and would include permit holders. It also bars owners from carrying concealed weapons in a privately owned business open to the public — like a restaurant — unless the owner posts a sign that concealed guns are allowed.