Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-27 11:54:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6B97659AAFC6F48F1D63DA28683D111211E0022619DFE680247FD30824AC883D
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The legal landscape has changed since the AWB expired. SCOTUS has ruled weapons in common use—and the ammunition they require—cannot be banned. With more than 20 million ARs in circulation, these weapons are unquestionably in common use and cannot be banned. https://journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/what-part-of-in-common-use-dont-you-understand-how-courts-have-defied-heller-in-arms-ban-cases-again-mark-w-smith/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/
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