Sorry if this is a dupe, I didn't see it posted here:
CNS - U.S. Machine Gun Ban Upheld by 3rd Circuit
US 3rd Circuit court upheld the ATF's withdrawal of approval of a Form 1 machinegun being "accidentally" issued to a trust holder.
"The Second Amendment does not protect the possession of machine guns," said U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson, sitting by designation from the District of New Jersey.
Thompson emphasized the Supreme Court's clear finding in Heller v. District of Columbia that the government may ban the possession of certain kinds of "dangerous and unusual" weapons.
"Since the Supreme Court's opinion in Heller, courts nationwide have debated the parameters of that decision, and the extent to which government regulation may be reconciled with the Second Amendment," Thompson wrote. "However, on at least one issue the courts are in agreement: governments may restrict the possession of machine guns. This finding follows from prior caselaw and the plain language provided by the Supreme Court. We decline to depart from this standard today."
CNS - U.S. Machine Gun Ban Upheld by 3rd Circuit
US 3rd Circuit court upheld the ATF's withdrawal of approval of a Form 1 machinegun being "accidentally" issued to a trust holder.
"The Second Amendment does not protect the possession of machine guns," said U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson, sitting by designation from the District of New Jersey.
Thompson emphasized the Supreme Court's clear finding in Heller v. District of Columbia that the government may ban the possession of certain kinds of "dangerous and unusual" weapons.
"Since the Supreme Court's opinion in Heller, courts nationwide have debated the parameters of that decision, and the extent to which government regulation may be reconciled with the Second Amendment," Thompson wrote. "However, on at least one issue the courts are in agreement: governments may restrict the possession of machine guns. This finding follows from prior caselaw and the plain language provided by the Supreme Court. We decline to depart from this standard today."
