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MTGreen · March 11, 2013, 06:51 PM

Thanks Vanya.

The Repository is a type of resource that is very helpful.

One thing I have learned in my studies of the past few days is that while "outside the home" is the current issue before the courts, and clearest point upon with to build the new body of jurisprudence, the future jurisprudence will center upon weapons "in common use at the time" and "sensitive places" in which the right may be restricted, along with some issues relating to denying classes of persons of the right.

The most significant determination may be the appropriate level of scrutiny for legislative decisions.

From an action standpoint, this puts guns like the AR-15 at issue and weapons bans at issue. If legislatures can kill off popular weapons before the jurisprudence get to "in common use at the time" important weapons options may be blocked. It will not be enough for states like New York, Maryland, or Illinois to ban such weapons, only a federal ban will be significant enough to determine a constitutional finding of "in common use at the time."

March 11, 2013, 06:51 PM	#8
MTGreen Member Join Date: January 20, 2013 Posts: 36	Thanks Thanks Vanya. The Repository is a type of resource that is very helpful. One thing I have learned in my studies of the past few days is that while "outside the home" is the current issue before the courts, and clearest point upon with to build the new body of jurisprudence, the future jurisprudence will center upon weapons "in common use at the time" and "sensitive places" in which the right may be restricted, along with some issues relating to denying classes of persons of the right. The most significant determination may be the appropriate level of scrutiny for legislative decisions. From an action standpoint, this puts guns like the AR-15 at issue and weapons bans at issue. If legislatures can kill off popular weapons before the jurisprudence get to "in common use at the time" important weapons options may be blocked. It will not be enough for states like New York, Maryland, or Illinois to ban such weapons, only a federal ban will be significant enough to determine a constitutional finding of "in common use at the time."