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Sandy Hook relatives ask Supreme Court to preserve state, local rifle bans
ABC News reports that relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims filed a brief on Wednesday ahead of December 2 Supreme Court arguments on rifle bans.
The short version
- Relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold certain rifle bans.[ABC News]
- The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2 in cases challenging bans in Connecticut and the Chicago area.[ABC News]
- Gun rights advocates argue the bans are unconstitutional, while some gun rights supporters say school security, not gun bans, is the solution.[ABC News]
- More than 40 other people and groups also filed briefs, most supporting the bans, ahead of the argument.[ABC News]
Key facts
- Relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold certain semiautomatic rifle bans.[ABC News]
- Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 2 in two cases challenging rifle bans in Connecticut and the Chicago area.[ABC News]
- More than 40 other people and groups also filed amicus curiae briefs on the same day, most in favor of the rifle bans.[ABC News]
- Gun rights advocates and groups argue that banning semiautomatic rifles violates the Second Amendment.[ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the constitutional challenges, so the outcome of the cases is unknown.[ABC News]
- Whether school security or gun bans better addresses school shootings is a contested policy question; this is a claim by gun rights supporters, not an established finding.[ABC News]
Sources
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