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Manhattan Federal Court judge shoots down pro-gun group's lawsuit
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"A pro-gun group’s lawsuit seeking to undermine the city’s strict gun control laws has been shot down by a Manhattan Federal Court judge."
"The ... New York State Pistol and Rifle Association sued the city in 2013, arguing that laws limiting certain licensed handgun owners to carrying their unloaded weapons directly to or from their homes and shooting ranges infringed on their Second Amendment rights."
"Judge Robert Sweet said he wasn’t buying it last week in a 43-page ruling."
"'These regulations are reasonable and result from the substantial government interest in public safety,' Sweet wrote, citing previous rulings that 'outside the home, firearms safety interests often outweigh individual interests in self-defense.'" ... |
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hisself
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To Judge Sweet:
You swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Where in the Constitution does it allow a "substantial government interest" to abrogate the terms of the Constitution?
The 2nd Amendment says "shall not be infringed". It does not say "shall not be infringed unless some bureaucrat decides that it is a substantial government interest to do so" |
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