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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds NY And Connecticut Bans On Semi-Automatic Weapons

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ID: 7135947 A federal appeals court on Monday upheld gun control laws — passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre — banning the possession of semi-automatic assault weapons in New York and Connecticut. However, the appeals court did strike down a New York prohibition on loading magazines with more than seven rounds of ammunition, as well as a Connecticut ban on the Remington 7615, a non-semi-automatic weapon.

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