So it looks like the first Federal Judge 'step' in the judicial review process says that the NY SAFE ACT is ok, except for the magazine restrictions.
Over the jump for more details.
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Federal judge upholds New York’s ban on assault weapons, rejects 7-round magazine limit
Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny said the law, a response to the Sandy Hook shootings that killed 20 children and six adults, is not a violation of the Second Amendment.
The one exception Skretny found was the law’s seven-round limit, which he called “tenuous, strained and unsupported.”
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“The Court finds that the challenged provisions of the SAFE Act, including the Act’s definition and regulation of assault weapons and its ban on high-capacity magazines, further the state’s important interest in public safety and do not impermissibly infringe on Plaintiff’s Second Amendment rights,” the judge said in his ruling.
Obviously, the pro-gun rights organizations will appeal Judge Skretny's decision.
Will this make it all the way to SCOTUS or will it die before it gets there? Will a different court find the magazine limits constitutional?
This should get interesting.
Thoughts?
1:33 PM PT: Here is a link to the decision itself. It looks like the judge might've meant the 7 rounds in a 10 round magazine section was overturned, not the general mag limit.