The first brief supporting Connecticut’s ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was filed at the Supreme Court Oct. 26, arguing that part of the Second Amendment was “extinct.” In briefs filed Oct. 21, Connecticut and Cook County cited prohibitions on obscure weapons like launcegays and slungshots while arguing the justices should...
The first brief supporting Connecticut’s ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was filed at the Supreme Court Oct. 26, arguing that part of the Second Amendment was “extinct.” In briefs filed Oct. 21, Connecticut and Cook County cited prohibitions on obscure weapons like launcegays and slungshots while arguing the justices should…
