Government,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Jun. 14, 2022
Handguns and assault rifles not equal under the Second Amendment
It does not make a lot of sense to have a rule that permits a young adult to purchase an assault weapon, which can be used to inflict many more deaths and injuries at one time than a handgun – and is more likely to be used in a mass shooting – but cannot purchase a handgun even for the express reason of protecting themselves and their loved ones at home until they reach the age of 21.
Reza Torkzadeh
Founder and CEO
The Torkzadeh Law Firm
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Thomas Jefferson SOL; San Diego CA
Reza's latest book is "The Lawyer as CEO."
Allen P. Wilkinson
Email: allenpwilkinson1955@gmail.com
Allen is a retired lawyer, with many years of experience involving personal injury and medical malpractice cases
The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA) banned the ownership and transfer of specific models of firearms that were categorized as assault weapons. At first it listed the banned weapons by make and model, but in 2000 the AWCA was amended to ban assault weapons based on an alternative set of characteristics instead of model, such as a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the rifle, a thumbhole stock, a folding or telescoping...
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