A battle over gun laws is heating up at the nation’s highest court. The Second Amendment Foundation, or SAF, has officially asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take a hard look at Connecticut’s strict ban on “assault weapons.”
The case is known as Grant v. Rovella. It all started back in November when the SAF first asked the High Court to step in. Now, they have filed a reply brief, which is basically their latest argument to convince the judges that this case needs to be heard.
At the heart of the fight is the AR-15 rifle. Connecticut law currently makes it a crime to sell, move, or own these types of guns. The state has a list of specific firearms and features that they define as “assault weapons.”
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But the SAF says that the definition doesn’t hold water. Their main argument is about “common use.” They claim that because millions of Americans already own AR-15s for self-defense, the Constitution protects them.
Adam Kraut, the Executive Director of the SAF, didn’t mince words. He said there are tens of millions of these rifles across the country. He argues that Connecticut is using a “made-up definition” to ban guns that are really no different from other semi-automatic firearms used for protection.
“The Supreme Court has already stated that a firearm cannot be banned if it is in common use for lawful purposes,” Kraut said.
This isn’t the only case the SAF is pushing. Alan M. Gottlieb, the group’s founder, pointed out that this is their second challenge on this issue sitting before the Court. He believes these laws turn peaceful gun owners into felons just for owning a certain type of tool for defense.
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The SAF isn’t alone in this fight; they are joined by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League and three private citizens.
Now, everyone waits. If the Supreme Court decides to take the case, their ruling could change gun laws not just in Connecticut, but all over the United States.
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