PA Bill Number: SB1376
Title: In Department of Aging, further providing for objectives, for powers and duties in general, for area agencies and powers and duties and for ...
Description: In Department of Aging, further providing for objectives, for powers and duties in general, for area agencies and powers and duties and for ... ...
Last Action: Re-referred to Appropriations
Last Action Date: Jun 10, 2026
Appeals court rules New York, Connecticut gun control laws constitutional :: 10/19/2015
A U.S. Appeals Court upheld that gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School do not violate the Second Amendment.
The 57-page ruling released Monday specified that laws prohibiting large-capacity magazines and features commonly attributed to assault weapons in New York and Connecticut are constitutional.
The cases were brought to the appellate court by numerous state gun rights groups in December 2014.
“We hold that the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and largeâ€capacity magazines do not violate the Second Amendment, and that the challenged individual provisions are not void for vagueness,” the judges opined.
The court also reversed the decision to prohibit certain firearms, like a pump-action Remington 7615 rifle, and said they fall within the scope of Second Amendment protection.
Also, the court affirmed the ruling on legislation limiting magazine capacity to seven rounds.
