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20 June 2016

U.S. Supreme Court lets stand important state gun control laws

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear a challenge to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision (PDF) in Shew v. Malloy, No.15-1030, which upheld state laws restricting the sale of certain semiautomatic rifles (the civilianized AR-15 is an example of the genre) in Connecticut and New York.

The circuit court decided the case on 15 October 2015, four months before the death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. It may be that the court is split on the issue and is waiting for a ninth justice to be confirmed before taking up a case presenting it. In the meantime, I highly recommend reading the circuit court's decision, which is notable for its clarity.