U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to State Assault Weapon Ban

[CincyDem]

15. Not really sure on the point here.

This particular pair of cases relates to CT and NY. I believe the decision leaving the ban as constitutional only effects the 2nd circuit since SCOTUS refused the case. That leaves VT as the only state that can add a ban. And that's at best a 50/50 proposition although Vermont gun owners have a pragmatic and socially responsible streak so it might happen. Were SCOTUS to have found the bad constitutional, I think there's a high probability that more states would participate, using the existing bans as their framework. So, eventually, it does matter if all 9 circuits and SCOTUS uphold a ban.

I also believe you're correct about the AWB being ICC based. But then again, adjudicating and regulating across state lines is one of the big reasons to have a federal government so I don't have have a problem with that.

What I'm unclear on is your point about mowing the lawn.

Rather like saying if you can regulate clean water because a creek crosses a state line that you can regulate how often somebody mows their backyard. Because, after all, that shortened grass produces less oxygen, and oxygen goes into making water that becomes dew or rain that becomes run-off that forms creeks that run across state lines.

Sounds like you're equating the absurdity of regulating mowing the lawn to mowing down a group of innocent folks with an assault rifle (AK, AR, SIG, whatever brand/model you like to choose)?