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Title: Supreme Court upholds N.Y., Conn. bans on semi-automatic weapons by not hearing appeals
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Published: Jun 20, 2016
Author: UPI
Post Date: 2016-06-20 14:32:47 by cranky
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals of state bans on semi-automatic weapons in New York and Connecticut amid resurgent debates on gun control following the Orlando massacre. The Court’s decision to not hear the two appeals — Shew v. Malloy and Kampfer v. Cuomo — upholds federal appeals court rulings in which judges found that the bans were constitutional. Connecticut’s semi-automatic weapon ban was signed into law on April 2013, four months after the Sandy Hook massacre in which 20 children and six school employees were killed by Adam Lanza. The law expanded an existing ban by outlawing dozens of rifle models able to hold high-capacity ammunition. June Shew, a gun sports enthusiast in his 80s, challenged the Connecticut law that prohibits 183 specific weapons — calling the measure “irrational.” California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York have variations of assault weapons bans. Although the Sig Sauer MCX rifle used in the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando is not specifically banned in Connecticut or New York, the language of the laws can potentially cover the weapon. Forty nine people were killed in the June 12 rampage by lone gunman Omar Mateen. “These guns have an established track record of disproportionate use in the most serious gun crime incidents — mass shootings and killing of law enforcement,” Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said when arguing the Supreme Court should not hear the case. 
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#5. To: cranky (#0)
A Supreme Court denial of cert does not mean it decided to uphold the lower court. It means the Court, for whatever unstated reason, decided not to hear the case. The vast majority of petitions for cert are denied. As a result, the opinion of the lower court stands in the 2nd Circuit only. This is what the 2nd Circuit said. Heller and McDonald are obfuscated at pages 19-28 of the 57-page opinion. http://ccdl.us/blog/uploads/2015/10/Shew-v-Malloy-207-1-opinion-CCDL.pdf New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc., et al. v. Cuomo, et al. Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League, et al. v. Malloy, et al. 2nd Cir., Nos. 14-36-cv (Lead); 14-37-cv (XAP), (19 Oct 2015) Before the Court are two appeals challenging gun?control legislation enacted by the New York and Connecticut legislatures in the wake of the 2012 mass murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The New York and Connecticut laws at issue prohibit the possession of certain semiautomatic “assault weapons” and large-capacity magazines. Following the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants on the central claims in both the Western District of New York (William M. Skretny, Chief Judge) and the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Judge), plaintiffs in both suits now press two arguments on appeal. First, they challenge the constitutionality of the statutes under the Second Amendment; and second, they challenge certain provisions of the statutes as unconstitutionally vague. Defendants in the New York action also cross-appeal the District Court’s invalidation of New York’s seven?round load limit and voiding of two statutory provisions as facially unconstitutionally vague. We hold that the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines do not violate the Second Amendment, and that the challenged individual provisions are not void for vagueness. The particular provision of New York’s law regulating load limits, however, does not survive the requisite scrutiny. One further specific provision—Connecticut’s prohibition on the non?semiautomatic Remington 7615—unconstitutionally infringes upon the Second Amendment right. Accordingly, we AFFIRM in part the judgment of the District Court for the District of Connecticut insofar as it upheld the prohibition of semiautomatic assault weapons and large?capacity magazines, and REVERSE in part its holding with respect to the Remington 7615. With respect to the judgment of the District Court for the Western District of New York, we REVERSE in part certain vagueness holdings, and we otherwise AFFIRM that judgment insofar as it upheld the prohibition of semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and invalidated the load limit.
Supreme Court upholds N.Y., Conn. bans on semi-automatic weapons by not hearing appeals A Supreme Court denial of cert does not mean it decided to uphold the lower court. It means the Court, for whatever unstated reason, decided not to hear the case. The vast majority of petitions for cert are denied. As a result, the opinion of the lower court stands in the 2nd Circuit only. - nolu And, as a result, the opinion of the USSC stands in the 2nd Circuit only. Opinions of the SCOTUS, and lower courts, do NOT change our Constitution, they only reflect opinions as they stand at the time, and to the case at hand. -- We do not lose our rights as a result of such opinions. Opinions can be changed by later courts. Our rights are inalienable/unalienable.
Tell that to a person in CT who wants to buy a semi-auto rifle.
#8. To: SOSO, y'all (#7)
Opinions of the SCOTUS, and lower courts, do NOT change our Constitution, they only reflect opinions as they stand at the time, and to the case at hand. -- We do not lose our rights as a result of such opinions. Opinions can be changed by later courts. Our rights are inalienable/unalienable. No need. They are already well aware that creeps exist that try to take them away. They're also well aware that they can buy whatever they want in adjoining States, or on the black market, and ignore their state 'law'. Our rights are inalienable/unalienable, and stupid laws/opinions will never take them away.
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Before: CABRANES, LOHIER, and DRONEY, Circuit Judges.
#6. To: nolu chan, cranky, Y'ALL (#5)
To: cranky (#0)
#7. To: tpaine, nolu chan, cranky (#6)
Our rights are inalienable/unalienable.
Replies to Comment # 7. Tell that to a person in CT who wants to buy a semi-auto rifle.
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