Post by Logan on Jun 18, 2016 22:31:59 GMT -6
WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the Orlando mass shooting, the Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to hear a Connecticut gun-rights group’s appeal of the state’s assault-weapons ban.
A decision could come as early as Friday. If the nation’s highest court takes the case, Shew v. Malloy, the justices would hear oral arguments in the fall term and issue a ruling by June 2017.
If not, the 2014 ruling of the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit —which upheld the post-Newtown ban — would remain in place.
“The firearms that Connecticut has inaccurately and pejoratively labeled ‘assault weapons’ in reality are semi-automatic firearms with safety- and accuracy-enhancing features that millions of Americans possess for lawful purposes,’’ said a court brief submitted on behalf of the Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League.
Read more: www.thehour.com/news/supreme-court-considers-gun-rights-challenge/article_67088ef8-34b0-11e6-81f6-135290863da0.html
A decision could come as early as Friday. If the nation’s highest court takes the case, Shew v. Malloy, the justices would hear oral arguments in the fall term and issue a ruling by June 2017.
If not, the 2014 ruling of the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit —which upheld the post-Newtown ban — would remain in place.
“The firearms that Connecticut has inaccurately and pejoratively labeled ‘assault weapons’ in reality are semi-automatic firearms with safety- and accuracy-enhancing features that millions of Americans possess for lawful purposes,’’ said a court brief submitted on behalf of the Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League.
Read more: www.thehour.com/news/supreme-court-considers-gun-rights-challenge/article_67088ef8-34b0-11e6-81f6-135290863da0.html