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If Congress, W.H. wanted to ban assault weapons, could they?
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"In the wake of recent mass shootings, the White House (under pressure from gun control advocates) has said it generally supports a federal assault weapons ban, though Congress is not moving in that direction. But if Congress were to act, would an assault weapons ban be constitutional?"
"Assault weapons bans have mostly been adjudicated in state courts thus far, where judges have generally been inclined to uphold them, according to Professor Adam Winkler of the UCLA School of Law. A federal ban, however, were it to end up before the Supreme Court, would most likely be evaluated in terms of the Second Amendment without much regard to state precedent, Winkler said." ... |
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