U.S. appeals court upholds core of N.Y., Connecticut gun laws

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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the core provisions of two gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut after the 2012 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School that banned possession of semiautomatic assault weapons.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld the bans on semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines, but struck down a New York provision regulating load limits and a Connecticut prohibition on the non-semiautomatic Remington 7615.

New York and Connecticut's gun control measures, among the strictest in the nation, were signed into law after a gunman killed 26 children and staff at the school in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012.

The Newtown shooting revived a national debate on gun control. At the time, President Barack Obama launched an aggressive gun control push but his efforts largely failed in Congress.

The appeals court, in upholding the provisions, ruled against coalitions that included firearms dealers, sports shooters and gun owners who claimed the mandates infringed on their Second Amendment rights to possess firearms in self-defense.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Additional reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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For those who don't know - the non-semiautomatic Remington 7615 is a center fire pump action rifle. They were going after it because its mag fed. Other Washington level Dems want semi auto shoguns classified as assault rifles/weapons .

Every chance they get, nationwide - they will keep chipping away at what types, configuration and ammo you can own. Some rifles and carbines they want banned just because they accept pistol ammo.

What's next with these people ?

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With only 45 thousand or so registered assault weapons in NY, people certainly seem to be voicing their opinion.

Remember prohibition? Alcohol kills more people than firearms, and like firearms can be used responsibly. Funny, I thought liberalism meant more freedom?