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2015 gun rights wins and losses

by Chris Eger

It was a seesaw struggle for Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level in 2015, with important gains for privacy and carry rights but losses on weapons bans.

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Oakland moves to ban grandfathered mags, add gun lock laws

by Chris Eger

Less than a week after a mass shooting in the state, city leaders in Oakland are moving to prohibit possession of any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds.

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24 states urge Supreme Court to take up assault rifle ban case

by Chris Eger

Just under half the attorneys general in the country have signed on to support a challenge to an Illinois city's arbitrary ban on certain guns.

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Federal court upholds magazine, assault weapon ban citing feel-good reasons

by Chris Eger

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday handed down an opinion by a 2-1 majority of three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois was constitutional.

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Read the ruling from a federal court that upholds Highland Park’s assault weapon and magazine ban

by Chris Eger

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion Monday by a 2-1 majority of a three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois, is constitutional

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Court documents in Fyock vs. City of Sunnyvale: California confiscatory magazine ban

by Chris Eger

A three-judge appeals court panel Wednesday found that the city's contentious ban on all magazines holding more than 10 rounds does not violate Second Amendment rights.

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Federal court upholds confiscatory ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds

by Chris Eger

A three-judge appellate court panel Wednesday found that Sunnyvale, California's contentious ban on all magazines holding more than 10 rounds does not violate Second Amendment rights.

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Sunnyvale confiscatory magazine limit appeal has its day in court

by Chris Eger

This week the challenge to the controversial Sunnyvale, California law which banned virtually all magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, is being heard by a federal appeals court.

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