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2015 gun rights wins and losses
by Chris EgerIt 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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24 states urge Supreme Court to take up assault rifle ban case
by Chris EgerJust 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 EgerThe 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 EgerThe 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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Los Angeles proposes high capacity magazine ban despite court opposition
by Chris EgerThe LA City Council is considering a retroactive ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds modeled on the controversial San Francisco and Sunnyvale laws.
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The history of magazines holding 11 or more rounds: A response to California’s magazine ban
by Brent McCluskeySunnyvale, California, bans the possession of magazines with a 11+ capacity, reasoning they were not invented at the time the Second Amendment was ratified, but experts argue differently.
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