You Win Some You Lose Some ... New Second Amendment Rulings : CRS Legal Sidebar.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Constitutional law.

Firearms.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (2 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Examines recent Federal Circuit Court decisions regarding constitutionality of firearms laws under the Second Amendment that struck down certain parts of firearms laws enacted in D.C., New York, and New Jersey. Explains the intermediate scrutiny standard test used by courts when reviewing firearms laws that allegedly burden conduct protected by the Second Amendment. Summarizes firearms laws provisions that the courts upheld and struck down and reasons for the decisions.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. You Win Some You Lose Some ... New Second Amendment Rulings

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