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TeddyR

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3. The next gun control issues that I could see before the Supreme Court
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 01:04 PM
Mar 2016

Are the legality of state bans on "assault weapons" and magazine limits. It wouldn't surprise me if the Court, regardless of who is on it, upholds those types of laws. The other issue that the Court may have to decide is the level of scrutiny that courts should apply to gun control laws. None of those cases necessarily give the court an opportunity to overturn Heller. I'd be surprised if Merrick decided to overturn Heller in any event. And the fact that he voted for rehearing on a case doesn't mean he would have reached a contrary conclusion (though he certainly might have).

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