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The Supreme Court Takes on Second Amendment Rights



The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York. This case revolves around transportation rights for handgun owners who, under current law, are not able to take their handguns out of the city under a premises license. While New York tried to get this case thrown out by reversing the law, the case was just heard.

Sources:

Oral Arguments: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019/18-280

District of Columbia v. Heller Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf

SCOTUS Blog:
Argument analysis: Justices focus on mootness in challenge to now-repealed New York City gun rule
https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/12/argument-analysis-justices-focus-on-mootness-in-challenge-to-now-repealed-new-york-city-gun-rule/

Argument preview: Justices take up battle over New York City gun ban – and the scope of the Second Amendment?https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/11/argument-preview-justices-take-up-battle-over-new-york-city-gun-ban-and-the-scope-of-the-second-amendment/

Symposium: So what exactly are the parties still fighting about in NYSRPA v. City of New York?https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/11/symposium-so-what-exactly-are-the-parties-still-fighting-about-in-nysrpa-v-city-of-new-york/


Trump Just Successfully Banned the Bump Stock… Wait, What?



In a story out of left field, the bump stock attachments that can make semi automatic weapons capable of operating like a machine gun are now banned. Specifically the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeals case making this the single biggest A.T.F. seizure of private property in history. Here’s exactly what happened.