News about assault weapons, Illinois, and Supreme Court

VICTORY: The Supreme Court has declined to hear gun lobby challenges to state and local laws in Illinois prohibiting assault weapons and high-capacity magazines—allowing these life-saving laws to remain in effect. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-case/

Anti-gun groups filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court today in our lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule, where they argue that "[t]here is no historical tradition of amateur gunmaking": www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-852/316208/20240702133202886_VanDerStok%20GVPs%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf pic.twitter.com/CdzFayyjO0

The Supreme Court on Tuesday steered clear of two high-profile fights over gun rights, even as one justice warned that the court would have to wade back into the issue soon. www.politico.com/news/2024/07/02/supreme-court-gun-rights-00166397

The language of Section 230 seems to be a poster boy for my assertion (in melconway.com/Home/pdf/UbiquitousConnectivity.pdf) that, without additional formalism, natural language alone (i.e., The Law alone) cannot adequately address the social challenges of Social Media. www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-ready-overrule-another-judge-1920252