Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths in the U.S.

Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by oaththrowaway on Sunday September 17, 2023 @06:52PM (#37550129)

If that were true, the NFA would be repealed (the legal ground for it was pretty shaky originally and somehow it has stood)

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Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by alistairSH on Sunday September 17, 2023 @07:29PM (#37550405)

Laws don’t magically get repealed. Somebody has to challenge it in court and show that it damages them/infringes in their rights. The NFS might fail if challenged (I don’t think it’s been challenged since Bruen), given the Bruen decision. But it’s not in the GOP’s interest to find a challenge, as that would almost certainly definitely turn off swing voters.

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Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by partitioned on Monday September 18, 2023 @06:43AM (#37554487)

It is true, read the opinion. Clarence Thomas wrote it, which might help it make sense.

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