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Posted on 01/30/2014 6:14:50 PM PST by raybbr
HARTFORD — Gun control advocates were buoyed Thursday by a federal court decision in Hartford that upholds Connecticut's toughest-in-the-nation assault weapons ban, calling it a constitutionally valid means of balancing gun rights and the government's interest in reducing gun violence.
"The court concludes that the legislation is constitutional," senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello wrote in a decision published late Thursday. "While the act burdens the plaintiffs' Second Amendment rights, it is substantially related to the important governmental interest of public safety and crime control."
The legislature enacted comprehensive restrictions on ownership of semiautomatic weapons and ammunition early last year in the emotionally charged weeks following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Troubled gunman killed 20 first-grade students and six women with a now-banned AR-15 Bushmaster assault rifle his mother bought.
A coalition of gun owners, gun sellers and sports shooting organizations sued in U.S. District Court to block enforcement of the law and overturn it on constitutional grounds. The plaintiffs argued that the state's ban of 138 weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines is vague, discriminates among different categories of gun users and, most significantly, infringes on their Second Amendment right to gun ownership.
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Only 4% sheep, sounds good.
Bkmk
I was speaking collectively Johnny. Individuals experience may vary.
so much for “strict scrutiny”, this judge ruled based on ANY interest of the government.
too much law school not enough reality.
The “judge” has castrated the 2nd Amendment.
the same judge will tell us that homosexuals have a right to marry .
All we have is courts stacked with liberal activist judges
Robed judicial activist tyrant just invented a pile of horse manure, ignoring Heller decision, writing up nonsense that doesn’t deserve anything but ignoring.
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“In defending the ban, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen argued that handguns and rifles on the state’s list of banned assault weapons were designed for killing people and should not be generally owned and used.”
U.S. District Judge Alfred Covello
At no point in history has any government ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason ~ nully's son
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I believe this stupid judge may have actually acted in the “government’s interest in INCREASING gun violence.” May the blood of all be on his hands.
Who is the lady?
I wish I knew!
Notg Uilty.
I think it’s a Ukrainian name.
UFB!!
Steam emanating from ears......
If you don’t mind, Padre, I’m gonna borrow that!
Just wow. Doesn't that mean the act is unconstitutional right there?
This is a judge speaking?
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