Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.Each of these decisions deals with the Second Amendment (which is a part of the Bill of Rights), the right to keep and bear arms, the Commerce Clause, the General Welfare Clause, and/or other federal firearms laws.
The result of the Kasler v. Lockyer was a list of AR and AK-style firearms that are banned in California by name. These firearms include the Armalite AR-15, Bushmaster XM-15, Colt AR-15, Kalashnikov USA Hunter Rifle, MAADI CO AK-47, ARM, MISR, and MISTR, to name a few. There are a total of 84 firearms that are banned by name on this list. [14]
Although it is commonly referred to as an assault weapons ban, New Jersey's law actually uses the term "assault firearm" to define banned and regulated guns. Among the list of firearms identified as 'assault firearms' are the Colt AR-15, AK variants and all 'M1 Carbine Type' variants. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian".
A new law in California banning guns in most public spaces is set to take effect in early 2024 after a federal appeals court put a judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional on hold.. On ...
The 9th Circuit also upheld the part of a preliminary injunction that barred Hawaii from enforcing a ban on guns in parking areas shared by government buildings and private businesses. Hawaii's ...
Democrats had not used gun control in the past as an election issue. Clinton reversed the tide by using gun control as an issue and calling Bush soft on crime for not pushing for passage of the Brady Bill or the nationwide assault weapons ban. [1] Clinton also strongly endorsed the death penalty. [2]
A challenge to Maryland's gun ban on final judgement is up for consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. That case is on final judgement out of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The U.S ...
The bill was passed by the House on June 24 by a vote of 234–193, with 14 Republicans voting in favor alongside all 220 Democrats. [13] The bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25, 2022. [14] It was the first major federal gun legislation to be passed since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. [13]