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Federal Court Upholds Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

A federal court upheld Connecticut’s ban on 138 kinds of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. This law was passed after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In a victory for common-sense gun laws, the judge dismissed claims that this legislation was unconstitutional.

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