
Gun rights groups appeal to overturn Delaware 'assault weapons' ban
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Gun rights groups have filed an appeal asking the Third Circuit Appeals Court to overturn a lower court decision allowing Delaware's assault weapons ban to go into effect.
However, the gun rights groups have appealed to a three-judge panel on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Delaware's regulatory scheme infringes on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens "by prohibiting Delawareans from possessing a whole class of firearms — semiautomatic pistols and long guns as well as ammunition magazines capable of holding over 17 rounds of ammunition." Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
"These arms are undeniably in common use for lawful purposes by law-abiding persons," DSSA lawyers wrote in an 86-page brief. Citing the Supreme Court's landmark decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, the group asserted there is "no historical tradition of banning arms in common use by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes."