US appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban
“The appellate panel held that like other constitutionally protected freedoms, Second Amendment gun rights were subject to certain limits that can be legitimately imposed by the government.
In one notable aspect of its reasoning in upholding the Illinois law, the appellate panel cited a U.S. Supreme Court opinion last year that struck down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns outside the home.
In that case, the high court’s conservative majority established a new legal test for gun restrictions, saying they must be “consistent with this nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” to pass muster.”
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-2023-11-04/
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What should we go by? The actual words of the Second Amendment, or what gun nuts claim it says? Remember: The first half doesn’t count!