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Cook County and Connecticut Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Assault Weapons Bans

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Reason, the Washington Examiner and The Western Journal report that Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut filed briefs with the Supreme Court on Wednesday defending their bans on “assault weapons,” including the AR-15. The outlets say the localities argue that a weapon’s popularity should not decide the case and that being covered by the Second Amendment does not mean Americans have a right to own such rifles. They cite historical prohibitions on weapons such as the launcegay and the slungshot. The outlets report that the court agreed in June to hear the consolidated cases, Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, with argument set for December. The plaintiffs contend that the bans violate the Second Amendment because they cover arms in common use for lawful purposes.

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Cook County and Connecticut filed briefs with the Supreme Court on Wednesday urging it to uphold their bans on assault weapons.
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, which challenge the bans under the Second or 14th Amendment.
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Oral argument in the consolidated cases is set for December.
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Cook County and Connecticut argue that a weapon’s popularity is not decisive and that the test is whether their rifle restrictions fit a historical tradition of banning unusually dangerous weapons.
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The localities cite historical prohibitions on weapons such as the launcegay and the slungshot.
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All three outlets report that Cook County and Connecticut filed Supreme Court briefs defending their assault weapons bans, with argument set for December. Reason and the Washington Examiner focus on legal arguments, while The Western Journal mocks the cited weapons as obscure.

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Headlines focus on the localities’ legal arguments and the bans themselves, with the Far Right Western Journal mocking the cited weapons as obscure, a tone the other two headlines do not use.
Cook County and Connecticut urge Supreme Court to uphold bans on ‘exceptionally dangerous’ AR-15s
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Ignore the Rifle's Popularity

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Ignore the Rifle's PopularityMore neutral: Argues Popularity Should Not Decide
Describes the county’s request as asking the court to disregard a fact, which presents its argument as evasive.
Defending Its AR-15 Ban, Cook County Urges SCOTUS To Ignore the Rifle's Popularity
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The Western JournalFar Right
Illinois County, Connecticut Cite Weapons You Never Heard of to Justify Their Gun Bans to SCOTUS
Two jurisdictions defending bans on modern semiautomatic firearms cited centuries-old prohibitions on obscure weapons to justify the measures in briefs filed Wednesday with the Supreme Court. The justices agreed on
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Cook County and Connecticut urge Supreme Court to uphold bans on ‘exceptionally dangerous’ AR-15s
The Supreme Court will hear a pair of cases over the legality of sweeping “assault weapons” bans later this year, and the local governments at the center of the lawsuits are urging the high court this week to let them ban the firearms they claim are responsible for the “most …
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Defending Its AR-15 Ban, Cook County Urges SCOTUS To Loaded verb“Ignore the Rifle's Popularity”Describes the county’s request as asking the court to disregard a fact, which presents its argument as evasive.More neutral: Argues Popularity Should Not DecideDisagree with this highlight?
Even if AR-15s are covered by the Second Amendment, the county's brief says, that doesn't mean Americans have a right to own them.
2 days agoRead at Reason (opens in a new tab)

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Cook County and Connecticut Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Assault Weapons Bans

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Illinois County, Connecticut Cite Weapons You Never Heard of to Justify Their Gun Bans to SCOTUS

Cook County and Connecticut urge Supreme Court to uphold bans on ‘exceptionally dangerous’ AR-15s

Defending Its AR-15 Ban, Cook County Urges SCOTUS To Loaded verb“Ignore the Rifle's Popularity”Describes the county’s request as asking the court to disregard a fact, which presents its argument as evasive.More neutral: Argues Popularity Should Not DecideDisagree with this highlight?

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