U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 9, 2023
Sentiments to protect access to firearms may finally be changing
The U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that the government may regulate “assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.” At least for now.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
The SCOTUS decision in National Assn. for Gun Rights vs. Naperville, Ill (Seventh Circuit Chicago) recently surfaced to show a hopeful and welcome change in the direction of firearms control. The Court rejected a Second Amended appeal from gun owners, instead allowing to stand, at least for the time being, an Illinois law prohibiting the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons that have been employed to conduct mass shootings across America.
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