Supreme Court Weighs Hearing MSR Ban Challenge
October signals the beginning of bowhunting season, but it also signals the start of the new session for The U.S. Supreme Court.
The Court’s 2015 term has not yet begun and already one Second Amendment case has been sent to the justices who will decide whether it should be considered on the merits. The case, Friedman v. Highland Park, follows a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld the Chicago suburb’s ban on modern sporting rifles with certain features, such as a barrel shroud or pistol grip.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) filed friend of the court briefs in both the Seventh Circuit and with the U.S. Supreme Court, which petitioners have relied on in their appellate filings in both courts. Although the Court has not been quick to act on Second Amendment cases, we could know as soon as Oct. 13 whether the case will be heard on the merits. Stay tuned.—courtesy NSSF.
