Federal court upholds gun laws

Posted 8/21/12

ALBANY, NY — A federal appeals court has upheld gun laws in Connecticut and New York that were passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, but also ruled that one element of the NY SAFE Act was …

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Federal court upholds gun laws

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ALBANY, NY — A federal appeals court has upheld gun laws in Connecticut and New York that were passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, but also ruled that one element of the NY SAFE Act was unconstitutional.

The court issued the ruling on October 19, which said, “We hold that the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines do not violate the Second Amendment.”

Regarding the aspect of the SAFE Act that allowed only seven bullets to be loaded into a clip that could hold more, the court agreed with a previous court which ruled that did violate the Second Amendment, and the state has agreed not to enforce the limit.

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