The Federal Court of Appeal upholds the banning of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines

A federal court of appeal on Thursday confirmed a ban on assault weapons and a limitation of the stores' capacity in the county. The panel of three judges rendered a unanimous opinion to the Court, including the consent of Trump's judge, Judge Amy Joan St. Eve.

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit estimated that two residents of Cook County, Illinois, who had attempted to challenge these restrictions, had been presented "for no reason – let alone a compelling reason", to go back to the precedent of the court, establishing such constitutional rules.

A US district court judge dismissed the lawsuit last year and the three-judge court upheld the ruling on Thursday.

In 2006, Cook County promulgated the ban on assault weapons Blair Holt, which provides for a fine of up to $ 10,000 and a six-month jail term for residents who own an assault weapon or a large capacity magazine. More than ten years later, two county residents filed suit in federal court, after years of state-level litigation, challenging the rules as unconstitutional.

The accused could ask the judges to rehear the case or ask a full group of Seventh Circuit Judges to reconsider Thursday's decision.

Eric Tirschwell, Director General of Everytown Law's Armed Violence Prevention Group, reaffirmed this decision in a statement Newsweek.

"As recognized by the Court, states have the general power to enact public safety laws to protect their citizens, including laws prohibiting assault weapons and ammunition shippers." large capacity, "he said.

A similar dispute is taking place in California, where a gun rights group is pursuing to block the state's ban on weapons of assault. The suit was filed in the same court where a federal judge overturned the ban imposed by California on high-capacity magazines, using part of the underlying reasoning in this case to support their dispute. .

Thursday's decision is binding on gun rights advocates and armed violence prevention advocates, who oversee the capitol at the time of the convention call and are considering new federal legislation on gun control.

Although none of the bipartisan proposals at the study provides for the prohibition of assault weapons or high capacity magazines, the National Rifle Association is committed to fighting the possible restrictions. Legislative process.

The two main vehicles that have been supported on both sides of the aisle are measures that broaden the background check for firearms buyers and a bill that would encourage states to adopt so-called "red flag" laws. ". The red flag laws allow the courts to order the temporary confiscation of a firearm owner's weapon if it is believed that the weapon will be used in an imminent manner to cause a firearm. prejudice.

In-depth background checks have shown moderate efficacy in several studies analyzing their impact on gun violence, although they have the support of an overwhelming majority of the public, including a majority members of the NRAs.