U.S. Justice Department Submits Brief in Support of Second Amendment

By Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- The United States Department of Justice has submitted an Amicus Curiae (friend of the court) brief on the New York Rifle and Pistol Club case. The Supreme Court has agreed to decide the case. It will likely be hearing oral arguments on the case in October of 2019.

The brief, submitted by Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco, concludes the Supreme Court should reverse the appeals court ruling and hold the New York City law to be unconstitutional.

The brief argues the New York law violates both the right to bear arms outside the home and the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The brief does not address the right to carry firearms outside the home for purposes of defense of self, others, and the community, which is an obvious part of bearing arms. The argument submitted is well stated in the summary of the brief.

Here is the summary of the amicus curiae brief submitted by the United States Justice Department. From supremecourt.gov:

SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT

I. New York City’s transport ban infringes the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second …Read the Rest

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