Originally Posted by Calhoun
Originally Posted by 4ager
Originally Posted by isaac
Sometimes the mental gymnastics are entertaining.
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That they sure are.

4a...where do you see the jurisdictional split?


Second Circuit opinion on the combined cases of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Cuomo and Connecticut Citizens' Defense League v. Malloy that upheld the magazine bans and other provisions of the NY and CT laws that are nearly identical to the MD law in question here. The 2nd used a reasonableness standard; clear split on scrutiny.

There is also a 10th Circuit case pending out of CO that challenges the magazine bans and other provisions of their 2A law. The SCOTUS challenge on scrutiny is coming; this case is just part of it and tipping the balance toward sooner rather than later.

There's also the Highland Park case in Illinois through the 7th Circuit that upheld semi-auto rifle ban and magazine limits. That was appealed to the SC, but they declined to hear it. It also didn't use any level of scrutiny, but rather a "reasonableness" test.

So lots of splits, the SC can't put it off forever. The question is which way will the court go when only 2 justices wanted to hear the Highland Park case?


The SCOTUS declined Highland Park because of "ripeness"; at that time, there was no split. The 4th, and likely the 10th, will provide that split against the 2nd and 7th.

Again, take a look at the amici briefs on both sides. WOW!

Originally Posted by Mannlicher
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