California fails to replace concealed weapon ruling, falling one vote short overnight

(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) - A measure in California that would have enacted more than three dozen new gun restrictions failed by just one vote as lawmakers adjourned overnight.

Lawmakers failed early Thursday to replace limits on carrying concealed weapons that were struck down by a recent U.S. Supreme court ruling.

That Supreme Court ruling in June overturned a New York law requiring that people seeking a license to carry a gun in public demonstrate a particular need, such as a direct threat to their safety.

Now, California is among a half-dozen states with similar requirements that are scrambling to make adjustments under the ruling.