Sporting Rifle Ban before Supreme Court

[Robb]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3347483/posts

"The U.S. Supreme Court could announce as early as Tuesday whether it will hear a challenge to a suburban Chicago law banning firearms commonly known as assault weapons.

If the court agrees to hear the case, it would cast a shadow over similar bans in seven states. But declining to take it up would boost efforts to impose such bans elsewhere, at a time of renewed interest in gun regulation after recent mass shootings.

Gun rights advocates are challenging a 2013 law passed in Highland Park, Illinois, that bans the sale, purchase, or possession of semi-automatic weapons that can hold more than 10 rounds in a single ammunition clip or magazine. In passing the law, city officials cited the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.

The ban also lists certain specific rifles, including those resembling the AR-15 and AK-47 assault-style firearms."


Damn, let's hope they hear it and hope Roberts doesn't bend us over - again. If they decline, like I'm guessing they will, and with the Dems in control here in Denver I would expect another mag ban situation, but for rifles. Pessimistic doesn't even begin to describe how I see this playing out.

[asmo]

I doubt the court will see it as "ripe". Not enough spilt circuit courts to justify SCOTUS getting involved..yet.

[Dave]

I doubt the court will see it as "ripe". Not enough spilt circuit courts to justify SCOTUS getting involved..yet.

Unfortunately almost all lower courts have upheld the bans.

[Great-Kazoo]

Unfortunately almost all lower courts have upheld the bans.

All the more reason for the High Court to let it stand.

[Rucker61]

How can they just ignore United States v Miller?

[Great-Kazoo]

How can they just ignore United States v Miller?

Look to Chicago & DC as they continue to ignore the court ruling regarding CCW issued in a timely manner, among other things.

WE (me & you) have better luck correcting the flag burning liberals over at the denver post. site.

[Rucker61]

Look to Chicago & DC as they continue to ignore the court ruling regarding CCW issued in a timely manner, among other things.

WE (me & you) have better luck correcting the flag burning liberals over at the denver post. site.

I'm not having much luck there, either. Some fun, though.

[Great-Kazoo]

I'm not having much luck there, either. Some fun, though.

Yeah BChase / Rchase?? is some piece of work, like a few others.

[Dave]

SCOTUS has refused to hear the case.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/justic...144149419.html

[Rucker61]

From the 7th Court decidion: "[i]f a ban on semi‐automatic guns and large‐capacity magazines reduces the perceived risk from a mass shooting, and makes the public feel safer as a result, that’s a substantial benefit."

It's based purely on perception and feelings. If merely feeling safer is sufficient to pass a law, what happens when cities pass laws to keep people who look and dress like gang members out of malls, or when states pass laws restricting refugee relocation because keeping out Islamic refugees reduces the perceived risk of mass shootings and makes the public feel safer as a result? Same substantial benefit to society, right?