Glenn E. Meyer
12-07-2015, 11:55 AM
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/scotus-assault-weapons-ban-216485
The Supreme Court decided on Monday that it would not take up a challenge to a local law banning semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois.
In doing so, the court upheld a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that the city's restrictions did not infringe upon the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, avoiding the prospect of a politically-charged fight over gun rights at the highest court in the land. The decision to deny the case follows months of intensified debate over gun safety and the prevalence of guns, including in last week's terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. Those weapons were purchased legally.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/scotus-assault-weapons-ban-216485#ixzz3tee2wQoZ
So reasonable restrictions will be used to ban evil guns in many locals. While an AWB across the country may not get through Congress, it seems that they are constitutional for the moment. I said from the beginning that Heller was the greatest thing ever. An area could keep you to a SW Model 10 and double barrel shotgun or just the latter.
So much for the modern sporting rifle BS! Worked well!
PS - I made a mistake in the OP which I edited. I said something incorrect about Scalia but it this case he joined with Thomas in dissenting. My bad. I do think reasonable restrictions will have a life of its own. Where were other justices though?
The Supreme Court decided on Monday that it would not take up a challenge to a local law banning semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois.
In doing so, the court upheld a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that the city's restrictions did not infringe upon the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, avoiding the prospect of a politically-charged fight over gun rights at the highest court in the land. The decision to deny the case follows months of intensified debate over gun safety and the prevalence of guns, including in last week's terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. Those weapons were purchased legally.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/scotus-assault-weapons-ban-216485#ixzz3tee2wQoZ
So reasonable restrictions will be used to ban evil guns in many locals. While an AWB across the country may not get through Congress, it seems that they are constitutional for the moment. I said from the beginning that Heller was the greatest thing ever. An area could keep you to a SW Model 10 and double barrel shotgun or just the latter.
So much for the modern sporting rifle BS! Worked well!
PS - I made a mistake in the OP which I edited. I said something incorrect about Scalia but it this case he joined with Thomas in dissenting. My bad. I do think reasonable restrictions will have a life of its own. Where were other justices though?