Analysis: The Sixth Circuit Weighs Whether Machineguns Are ‘Dangerous and Unusual’

Analysis: The Sixth Circuit Weighs Whether Machineguns Are ‘Dangerous and Unusual’

Can a weapon’s prohibited status be its own legal justification for continuing to prohibit it? At least one federal appeals court seems to think so. This week, a unanimous three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld federal charges against a Tennessee man for possessing a Glock handgun modified with a full-auto “switch” that he used to shoot at police during a high-speed… Source

WA Gun Shop Asks US Supreme Court to Review High-Capacity Magazine Ban

WASHINGTON STATE – Washington gun shop is taking its case against the state’s ban on the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gator’s Custom Guns in Kelso filed a petition this week, asking the high court to review the state Supreme Court’s decision in May upholding the controversial law. Supporters of the restriction see it as an important step for quelling gun violence. Walter Wentz, the Cowlitz County store’s …