Assault Weapons

The House of Representatives approved a ban on “assault weapons,” 217-213 vote

is likely to fail in the Senate

A federal judge in Denver

explained why such laws are unlikely to pass constitutional muster.

The Supreme Court has repeatedly held otherwise,

ruling that the government may not prohibit law-abiding Americans

from keeping handguns at home or carrying them in public for self-defense.

The Court also has said the Second Amendment covers bearable arms “in common use” for “lawful purposes,

On July 22, 2022 U.S. District Judge Raymond P. Moore, an Obama appointee,

issued a temporary restraining order

that bars Superior, Colorado, from enforcing its ban on “assault weapons.”

Rep. David Cicilline D-R.I., had no patience for Second Amendment arguments,

saying, “Spare me the BS about constitutional rights.”

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