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 Case 14-36, Document 330-1, 10/19/2015, 1621732, Page5 of 57 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.
Read the full NYSRAP vs Cuomo OPINION 10192015.
SOURCE :: Paloma A. Capanna, Law and Policy
Breaking News. President Obama formally proposed the most expansive gun-control policies yet, and initiated 23 separate executive actions.
You can download the PDF here: Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions.
On 2/27/09 Bill number A06294 was referred to codes. This bill revises the current state assault weapon ban making it more strict. Significant changes include making the list of banned features larger which includes a muzzle brake or a vertical front grip. It defines assault weapons as having one of those features as opposed to one being allowed under the current ban. Detachable magazine is defined as “…can be removed from the firearm without use of any tool including a bullet or ammunition cartridge.” Any firearm classified as an assault weapon under the new law would require the gun to be rendered inoperable, turned in to law enforcement or registered in a database created by the law.
This bill is very similar to the ban that was introduced last year and died in the senate. With the democratic control of the state government this one may pass. Please write your representative and encorage them to oppose this bill.
Eric Massa (D-NY)
House democrats sent a letter to Eric Holder opposing the rumored revival of the expired federal assault weapon ban. Downrange.tv has a copy of the letter on their website. A total of 65 democrats signed the letter and among those was Eric Massa (D-NY) representing New York’s 29th district. Read the AP article about it here.