Legal News

Federal Court Upholds Connecticut’s Gun Laws as Constitutional
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Judge Alfred Covello in the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut has ruled the state’s new gun laws as constitutional. The lawsuit had been filed last May in federal court in challenge of new gun control regulations. The bipartisan law had been passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

Covello’s ruling observed, “Connecticut’s General Assembly made its legislative judgment concerning assault weapon and LCM possession after the mass-shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School … The decision to prohibit their possession was premised on the belief that it would have an appreciable impact on public safety and crime prevention. The evidence suggests that there is a substantial governmental interest in restricting both assault weapons and LCMs.”

  
What
Where


The court refuted the argument that the language of the statute was unconstitutionally vague, and the ruling set out point by point why it was not vague in the light of the law and the Constitution. The court also found that the exemptions and the limits imposed by the statute had a rational basis, and that plaintiffs cannot state an “equal protection” claim because the challenged provisions do not treat similarly situated persons differently.

While dealing with the arguments of the plaintiffs, the judge was not devoid of humor. He observed, “Remarkably, Plaintiffs allege that they are similarly situated to police officers, Connecticut State Police troopers, armored car drivers, nuclear facility security personnel and members of the United States Military in the threats they face and their need to train on and use military grade weaponry.”

Covello went on to comment, “Plaintiff’s bald assertions of being similar to those individuals are nothing short of absurd, and they have not presented a shred of evidence or analysis to support their conclusory and self-serving assumptions.”

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!




Though the judge observed that certain portions of the statute could have been better phrased, he found those portions of the statute were not “impermissibly vague in all of their applications.”





 

RELEVANT JOBS

Associate Attorney

USA-PA-Exton

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY McKenna Snyder LLC, a law firm in Exton, PA has an immediate opening for an ex...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Sturgis

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Coldwater

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Insurance Defense Trial Attorney/ Senior Counsel

USA-CA-San Francisco

Job description Trial Attorney - Personal Injury Defense Full Job Description Hickey Smith ...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with ...

Apply Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-Carlsbad

Carlsbad office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with 4-...

Apply Now

Education Law and Public Entity Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law and public ent...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top