This week, despite recognizing the language in the Constitution
stating guns “in common use” for defensive purposes, the Second Circuit Court
of Appeals has stated that the so-called SAFE Act in New York State is, in
fact, “Constitutional.”
Many of the guns targeted by the SAFE Act are guns that citizens
routinely use for defending themselves. With the second highest court in the
land upholding this ruling, this may pave the way for more gun control on a
national level.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York’s strongly anti-gun leader, has
stepped up to encourage the rest of the nation to follow his shining example
with stricter gun laws. (I’m quite sure the criminal who shot the NYC policeman
to death this past week was remiss in reading the updated gun laws.)
“Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld
what we have long known to be true – that the core provisions of the NY SAFE
Act do not violate the Second Amendment. Today, common sense prevailed.
“When we passed the SAFE Act, just days after the tragedies in
Newtown and Webster, New York proved to the nation that it is possible to enact
sensible gun control that coexists with the Second Amendment. We showed that it
can be done with bi-partisan support from both urban and rural communities. And
we took a fundamental step forward to help end the stream of senseless killings
by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill.
“This case validates a simple, fundamental truth about gun
control: that it is possible to have strong laws that keep our communities
safe, while at the same time respecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
New York has set the example – and it’s far past time for Washington to follow
suit and pass a sensible national gun control policy.”
While the current administration has vowed multiple times to
push for more stringent gun control, it seems unlikely that any new bans would
happen before the 2016 elections.
http://2ndamendmentinsider.com/shocking-court-decision-could-pave-way-for-nationwide-gun-ban/
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