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How can some states impose strict gun control legislation in spite of the 2nd Amendment?
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∙ 11y ago
An interesting case called Quilici v. Morton Grove, 532 F.Supp. 1169, 1171 (N.D. Ill. 1981) was the first case to decide that the Second Amendment means nothing more than Congress may not prohibit the possession of guns. In doing so, it decided, quite importantly, that states may regulate the possession of guns.
The state of Florida, a few years after the decision in Quilici, decided to preempt gun possession to the state. This means that Florida passed a law saying that the state would be the only decider of who possesses guns, rather than local municipalities. In doing so, it keeps all Florida municipalities from having individual gun laws and requires that people who wish to be licensed to carry a gun must have a state license. Not all states have done this, and it is quite a mishmash of laws, considering the fact that we have 50 states with 50 different gun laws AND a federal gun control law. Federal prohibitions apply more to dealers of guns than to individuals.
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