The Latest: California Senate backs strict gun restrictions

The California Senate has approved a wide-ranging series of gun-control measures that would outlaw assault rifles with easily detachable magazines and require people to give up magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

The California Senate is debating a wide-ranging slate of gun control bills that would significantly tighten the state's gun laws, which are already among the strictest in the nation.

Lawmakers approved a bill outlawing the sale of assault rifles with devices known as bullet buttons that allow for easily detachable ammunition magazines.

Democrats in the California Senate plan another attempt to outlaw the sale of assault rifles with easily detachable ammunition magazines known as bullet buttons.

The measure is among a wide-ranging slate of gun control bills scheduled for Senate votes on Thursday as Democratic leaders rush to head off a ballot measure advocated by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.