In National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont, the Second Circuit decided that a Second Amendment challenge to Connecticut's ban on many semiautomatic firearms does not have a likelihood of success. The court assumed that possession of the firearms is constitutionally protected per Bruen's textual step 1, but held that the ban is consistent with our Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation under step 2. That conclusion is in blatant conflict with Heller's holding that arms that are in common use are protected by the Second Amendment and may not be banned.
Connecticut defines "assault weapon" to include a semiauto centerfire rifle that accepts a detachable magazine and one "military-style" feature, a .22 rimfire rifle with two such features, a list of firearms based on make and model, and an "other" category which applies to a pistol with a stabilizing brace. The feature of the pistol grip is supposedly for "spray[ing] … a large number of bullets … without having to aim," which would actually mean fewer hits. If that is true, why do single-shot rifles and even airguns, including those used in the Olympics, have similar pistol grips? Check out the precision Feinwerkbau air rifles here.
A "telescoping stock" supposedly makes a rifle "easier to conceal," even though it still meets the minimum overall length for rifles. Flash suppressors allegedly "help shooters avoid detection," but in reality reduce blinding in low-light conditions, such as home defense at night. Such are the usual clichés that bear no relation to reality, as I've explained in detail in America's Rifle.
