US appeals court upholds Connecticut gun laws passed after Newtown school shooting

NHRegister ^ | : 10/19/15, | Anna Bisaro,

[Daffynition]

NEW YORK >> The purchase and sale of semiautomatic weapons will continue to be prohibited in Connecticut and New York after a ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday upheld gun regulation laws passed in 2013.

“We hold that the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines do not violate the Second Amendment, and that the challenged individual provisions are not void for vagueness,” the court wrote, according to the opinion released Monday.

The ruling also stated, “Because the prohibitions are substantially related to the important governmental interests of public safety and crime reduction, they pass constitutional muster.” [snip]

[Daffynition]

Disappointing.

[Smokin' Joe]

Not disappointing, just Wrong.

[momincombatboots]

Will the last law abiding second amendment resident please turn off the lights in Newtown... Give the evil space to destroy.

[Gaffer]

One wonders if any subsequent evidence about the efficacy of the ban with respect to public safety and crime were ever looked at in this court’s deliberations.

[Daffynition]

...This will be the impetus for the SCOTUS.

**Shall not infringe...**

[Daffynition]

I haven’t looked through the 57 page decision yet.

http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/7541c52a-9924-4ba1-af2b-59f16bbeb2a5/3/doc/14-36_14-319_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/7541c52a-9924-4ba1-af2b-59f16bbeb2a5/3/hilite/

[Daffynition]

I’ve just about given up all hope on Connecticut.

Irony: *The Constitution State*

[Cololeo]

Would these be the same laws that nobody is paying attention to already? The rule of law and respect for authority seems to be taking a nosedive lately. Well, I suppose that if the government doesn’t need to follow the laws, the individuals don’t either.

Does anyone smell a confrontation on the lines of Lexington and Concord approaching?

[momincombatboots]

Along with Maryland live free or die.. I see lots of insanity even in Texas... The last place I would have expected. I think of how Jesus changed the world with twelve men, so I have not given up. But even here on FR..people would rather be cool and support corporate crony master trump.. Instead of Constitutional Cruz.. So maybe the constitution is finished, even here on FR..

[Cololeo]

Another take is that the Constitution establishes Congress, the Presidency and the Courts, so if the elitists in the District of Criminals don’t deign to feel constrained by the Constitution, then they are repudiating the very document that created their cushy, worthless jobs in the first place.

If they really want to disregard the Constitution, they have already declared themselves null and void, and of no authority, nor due any respect. It’s not a good idea to ignore the very document that created your job.

However, nobody, anywhere, ever posited that politicians are capable of very deep thought. Is this REALLY where they want to go?????

[Gaffer]

I scanned through it. I didn’t see any mention of actual statistics considered in the decision. Not saying there wasn’t but the decision seems to me to be based solely on the Court’s impression that the ban would decrease crime, not actually has decreased crime since the ban went into effect.

The majority of the decision is this court rationalizing its way out of having to rightly consider Heller vs DC decision as not being applicable.

Lots and lots of definitions about magazines, features tests and the like and what seems to me to be twisted definition of the working of the Second Amendment

[Cololeo]

“Shall not be infringed” is pretty clear. If they can’t abide by the Constitution, they are usurping powers they are not entitled to, which makes them criminals. Tyranny and treason are punishable by death. It’s looking that the Tree of Liberty is in bad need of watering.

Pitchforks, torches, rails, tar, feathers, lampposts, short ropes, politicians. Some assembly required.

[broken_arrow1]

All that Machismo - even on FR. At the end of the day, most - and I mean most Americans will shuffle up and turn over their weapons for confiscation if ordered to do so. The second Amendment is the last obstacle for One World Government. If is shameful how quickly Americans surrender their God-given rights when handouts are exchanged for votes.

[Daffynition]

http://ccdl.us/blog/tag/shew-v-malloy/

Below is the press release on today’s Appellate decision in Shew v. Malloy, the lawsuit against Connecticut’s unconstitutional gun laws.

10/19/2015
For Immediate Release:

The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (The state’s largest grass-roots gun rights group) reacts to the Appellate decision handed down today. CCDL is one of the named Plaintiffs in the Shew v Malloy federal lawsuit. The case argues against a number of the firearms laws that were enacted with the signage of Public Act 13-3

The Federal Lawsuit against Public Act 13-3 has waged on since May 22nd of 2013.

Comment from CCDL President Scott Wilson:
“We along with our fellow plaintiffs were hopeful for a more favorable decision from the 2nd Circuit, but we are not surprised that this decision was handed down from this level. We are working with our team of attorneys and other plaintiffs and preparing for the next round”.

“We knew all along that we would end up appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn this clear injustice of our 2nd Amendment rights. We have 90 days from this ruling, and our attorneys will file a petition for certiorari within that time frame”.

Wilson concluded:
“We know that we are on the right side of this matter, and Connecticut gun owners will not surrender our constitutional rights. We will exhaust every possible avenue to preserve those rights”.
___________________________________________

About the CCDL: The Connecticut Citizens Defense League was formed in 2009 by a small group of concerned citizens as a non-partisan organization to advocate second amendment rights in the state of Connecticut. Since their founding, the group has grown to nearly 20,000 members from across the state.

Thanks to this large supportive base, the CCDL has become a fixture at the state capitol, and well-recognized by committees that see firearms related bills.

As the go-to organization in the state they are consulted regularly by lawmakers who have questions and concerns about pending legislation or existing laws. For more information on the CCDL please visit http://www.CCDL.us

Press Contact:
Scott Wilson
president@ccdl.us
860-235-7490

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Posted in Litigation, Press Release | Tagged press release, Scott Wilson, SHEW v. MALLOY | 8 Replies

Decision in Shew v. Malloy

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Chris

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So, we finally got a ruling in Shew v. Malloy, and it isn’t good.
As we’ve said all along, this was not unexpected, given that the Second Circuit Court covers CT and NY. As a matter of fact, they issued an identical ruling for the lawsuit against NY’s (un)SAFE Act.
This is only the beginning, not the end. The Heller case took 6yrs to work its way though the system; we’re only 2yrs in. CCDL President Scott Wilson is in communication with our attorney David Thompson and we’ll have more to say as soon as we and our lawyers can digest and analyze the decision. For now, you can download the decision here: Shew v Malloy 207-1 opinion (pdf)

UPDATE: See comments from CCDL president Scott Wilson here.

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Posted in ALERT!, Connecticut, Litigation | Tagged David Thompson, Scott Wilson, SHEW v. MALLOY | 6 Replies

[Daffynition]

We have a good group called CCDL here....that has been relentless in supporting 2A issues.

Personally, We’ve reached the tipping point in CT; makes me angry and sad. We’ll not get our *Constitution State* back.

From CCDL’ prez, Scott Wilson;

“We knew all along that we would end up appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn this clear injustice of our 2nd Amendment rights. We have 90 days from this ruling, and our attorneys will file a petition for certiorari within that time frame”.

Wilson concluded:
“We know that we are on the right side of this matter, and Connecticut gun owners will not surrender our constitutional rights. We will exhaust every possible avenue to preserve those rights”.

On to SCOTUS. Will need beaucoup more bucks

I’m looking into moving to gun a friendly state.

[muir_redwoods]

so the sale of Mini-14s continue to be brisk but AR-15s are banned. Leftist logic

[Daffynition]

If it’s *BLACK* it’s BAD!

[mazda77]

New Hampshire is “Live Free or Die”
https://www.google.com/search?q=new+hampshire+motto&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&gws_rd=ssl

Maryland is “Fatti maschii, parole femine”
https://www.google.com/search?q=maryland+motto&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&gws_rd=ssl

[Biggirl]

The sad reality is that Sen. Ted has NO chance to win the White House, that is why folks are so very interested in Mr. Trump, because although both are considered “outsiders”, Mr. Trump is even much more of an outsider.

[rjsimmon]

“We hold that the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines do not violate the Second Amendment"

And We the People hold that you do not understand the Constitution and are thus anathema with respect of this abhorent ruling.