U.S. Judge Upholds Most New York Gun Limits (Dated December 31, 2013)

New York Times ^ | December 31, 2013 | Thomas Kaplan

[lbryce]

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York’s strict new gun laws, including an expanded ban on assault weapons, were constitutional, but struck down a provision forbidding gun owners to load more than seven rounds into a magazine.

The ruling offered a victory to gun control advocates at the end of a year in which efforts to pass new legislation on the federal level suffered a high-profile defeat in Congress, although some new restrictions were approved in state capitals.

The judge, William M. Skretny of Federal District Court in Buffalo, said expanded bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines were legally sound because they served to “further the state’s important interest in public safety.”

Related Story: PressConnects.com:January 7, 2014-Sheriffs, Cuomo Say Seven-Bullet Limit No Longer Enforceable

[lbryce]

Unfortunately this important news story about New York City's strict gun laws including an expanded ban on assault weapons, were deemed constitutional, broke on December 31,2013, updated on January 1, 2014. Being New Year's Eve and all, I hadn't been checking the latest news as I usually do. But a bit earlier I went through my email looking for Breaking News Stories I was shocked to see the story where New York City's restrictive gun laws were considered constitutional. And so immediately did a FR article search but hadn't gotten any results so I went ahead and posted it just now.

As far as the story is concerned it got to be reported here at FR about two weeks late. But nevertheless the story has been posted in keeping FReeperss informed on the latest gun news.

[sickoflibs]

Skretny is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Skretny was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 12, 1990, to a seat vacated by John T. Curtin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 1990, and received his commission on August 7, 1990.

[headstamp 2]

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140101/NEWS/301010031/Court-deals-blow-SAFE-Act

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/state/federal-judge-upholds-new-yorks-ban-on-assault-weapons-rejects-7-round-magazine-limit-20131231

[LibLieSlayer]

Yeah... that bush family is the gift that keeps on giving.

[353FMG]

“....strict new gun laws, including an expanded ban on assault weapons, were constitutional....”

.
I am not a lawyer but can anyone explain what kind of reasoning this judge used to come to that conclusion or is his ruling based on “gut feeling”?

[fella]

“Shall not be infringed” doesn’t mean what he thinks it means.

[flat earth]

Give me back my bullets by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gimme back my bullets
Put ‘em back where they belong
Ain’t foolin’ around ‘cause I done had my fun
Ain’t gonna see no more damage done
Gimme back my bullets

[zeugma]

any links for the decision itself?

[LurkedLongEnough]

http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1001140/ruling-from-the-united-states-district-court-for.pdf

[S.O.S121.500]

‘

[zeugma]

Thanks for the link!