{"id":190611,"date":"2023-05-18T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=179552"},"modified":"2023-05-18T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:29:22","slug":"boomberg-op-ed-the-2a-allows-a-ban-on-the-ar-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/boomberg-op-ed-the-2a-allows-a-ban-on-the-ar-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg Op-Ed: The 2A Allows a Ban on the AR-15\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Maybe you’ve seen Noah Feldman’s piece in Bloomberg this week, entitled, “The Second Amendment Allows a Ban on the AR-15: Ordinary People Don\u2019t Carry Semiautomatic Rifles for Self-defense.<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, Feldman argues that under current law, the Second Amendment only protects those weapons that aren’t “unusual” and are widely used by law-abiding citizens for personal protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, Feldman writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether that includes AR-15s is a question the Supreme Court has not yet resolved, although the justices have recently been asked<\/a> to weigh in. A key question today \u2014 though not when the Bill of Rights was ratified \u2014 is whether a weapon is ordinarily used for self-defense. That could be what allows legislators to limit the sale of so-called assault rifles, as they did in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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While the number of times each year a modern sporting rifle (MSR) is used in self-defense is unknown, the reality is it doesn’t matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per the landmark 2008 Heller<\/em> decision<\/a>, it’s rather clear that the 2A protects those weapons “in common use for lawful purposes<\/strong><\/em>” (emphasis<\/strong> added<\/strong>). Note. “purposes” is plural. Self-defense is just one example Justice Scalia pointed to when he penned Heller<\/em>. Hunting, target shooting, and competition are also lawful purposes — or reasons for owning an MSR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Bond Arms Innovative New Lever Action AR-15 \u2014 NRA 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The map in this article about AR15 ownership kind of proves that gun banners end up making these guns more popular.

37.5% of California gun owners say they own or have owned an AR15. 37.8% in New York.

But in Montana, where there is little risk of a ban, it's just 26.8%. A\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/G5CgMMvi6Q<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fZpAmXhRso<\/a><\/p>— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) May 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>