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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. 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.
The Supreme Court Is Preparing to Make Every State’s Gun Laws Look Like Texas’By Mark Joseph SternJan 22, 20194:27 PM
Adam Winkler @adamwinkler Today's cert grant by the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment deals with a relatively minor law (NY's restrictions on transportation of firearms) but the ruling could be huge. 12:21 PM - 22 Jan 2019 Adam Winkler @adamwinkler 32m32 minutes ago This the first Supreme Court case on the right to have a gun outside of the home -- a key issue that has so far been left unresolved by the Court. A broad ruling in the NY case could undermined longstanding laws on concealed carry. For years, the Court could not find 4 votes to grant cert in a gun case. Many people suspected that Kennedy was hesitant to expand gun rights. He's since been replaced by Kavanaugh, who is likely much more eager to get the Court involved in reshaping US gun laws. [IMG]Adam Winkler @adamwinkler 32m32 minutes ago If the Court says there is a right to have guns outside of the home, it could lead to hundreds of thousands more people carrying guns on the streets of cities like LA, NY, Washington DC. [IMG]Adam Winkler @adamwinkler 32m32 minutes ago LA has only a few hundred civilians with concealed carry permits. If shall-issue permitting required by the Court, it is likely that LA will have around 300,000 permit holders within the foreseeable future. (About 3-5% of the population gets a permit in shall-issue states.)
LawSupreme Court Takes 1st Gun Case In Nearly A Decade, Possibly With Big ConsequencesJanuary 22, 201912:40 PM ET
Once the Second Amendment is extended beyond the home, public-carry bans generally will be the next to fall. Lower courts, now packed with pro-gun Trump nominees, will swiftly tear down restrictions on concealed and open carry. A central premise of Heller and McDonald—that the Second Amendment protects handguns “in the home”—will be cast aside. New York State Rifle will be the first shot in a coming constitutional revolution.
