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The court has already been asked to take up a number of major disputes over firearm regulations, including cases on Maryland’s assault weapons ban, the ban on people convicted of felonies possessing guns and whether states can ban 18-to-20-year olds from purchasing guns.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
And while there remain open questions about a person’s right to acquire guns and to openly carry guns, for instance, most states have banned the sale and possession of certain types of guns, such as assault weapons, and gun ownership by certain individuals, such as felons and the mentally ill.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
Democrats are typically more supportive of gun restrictions, including assault weapon bans.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
Trump has defied multiple legal gag orders, attacking judges and jurors, and has even blamed the latest attempt on his life, a deeply alarming event, not on the would-be assailant or the easy availability of assault weapons but on the Democratic ticket.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
And while there remain open questions about a person’s right to acquire guns and to openly carry guns, for instance, most states have banned the sale and possession of certain types of guns, such as assault weapons, and gun ownership by certain individuals, such as felons and the mentally ill.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
Democrats are typically more supportive of gun restrictions, including assault weapon bans.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
Trump has defied multiple legal gag orders, attacking judges and jurors, and has even blamed the latest attempt on his life, a deeply alarming event, not on the would-be assailant or the easy availability of assault weapons but on the Democratic ticket.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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