New Jersey's AR-15 Ban Is Unconstitutional

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https://reason.com/2024/08/01/a-fede...onstitutional/
https://apnews.com/article/new-jerse...9faad6c273be09

The decision shows that the Supreme Court has forced judges who like gun control to respect the Second Amendment anyway.

Despite his personal policy preferences, Sheridan thinks it is clear that the AR-15 qualifies as a weapon "in common use" for "lawful purposes like self-defense"-the sort of arms that the Supreme Court has said are covered by the Second Amendment.

"It is hard to accept the Supreme Court's pronouncements that certain firearms policy choices are 'off the table' when frequently, radical individuals possess and use these same firearms for evil purposes," he says. "Even so, the Court's decision today is dictated by one of the most elementary legal principles within our legal system: stare decisis. That is, where the Supreme Court has set forth the law of our Nation, as a lower court, I am bound to follow it. This principle-combined with the reckless inaction of our governmental leaders to address the mass shooting tragedy afflicting our Nation-necessitates the Court's decision."