New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Cuomo

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2015-10-19

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JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge: Before the Court are two appeals challenging gun-control legislation enacted by the New York and Connecticut legislatures in the wake of the 2012 mass murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New-town, Connecticut. The New York and Connecticut laws at issue prohibit the possession of certain semiautomatic “assault weapons” and large-capacity magazines. Following the entry of summary judgmen…

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