Illinois’s most populous county has long prohibited its residents from exercising a right that is not only enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans but also protected by the Second Amendment.
Now, prominent Second Amendment advocacy organizations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the current challenge to the statut
This case has the potential to have far-reaching consequences in other jurisdictions that have similarly controversial gun control laws.
SCOTUS could greatly enhance gun rights with a favorable ruling
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) is one of the groups that want the bench to weigh in on Viramontes v. Cook County. President Brandon Combs told Guns.com that the litigation presents a golden opportunity for the high court to double down on Second Amendment rights.
“This case is an ideal vehicle for the Supreme Court to say—once and for all—that semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 are protected by the Constitution,” Combs said. “The stakes could not be higher: If the Second Amendment doesn’t cover the most popular sporting rifles in America, then it covers virtually nothing at all.”
Cook County’s ‘assault weapon’ ban deserves to be tossed into the dustbin of history
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) also threw its weight behind the petition against the ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
“The Supreme Court has indicated its interest in addressing assault weapons bans within the next term or two, as we think this case is a solid vehicle for that review,” the SAF’s Bill Sack declared. “As Justice [Clarence] Thomas rightly pointed out in his dissent from denial in Snope, the longer SCOTUS delays, the longer millions of Americans are subject to these unconstitutional, categorical bans on some of the most popular firearms in America.”
The petition rightly notes that the AR-15 is quite common and hardly fits the “assault weapon” smear trotted out by anti-gunners. “Indeed, the very term ‘assault weapon’ is a political slogan masquerading as a meaningful designation, designed to exploit ‘the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic’ firearms.”
Both organizations are right. It is high time that the Supreme Court settles this issue once and for all by declaring that the AR-15 and similar rifles are protected arms.
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