the brief<\/a>, the NRA began its argument by simply asserting that past Supreme Court cases have set the precedent necessary for the court to find the law unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\u201cBecause Americans own over 100 million magazines that hold over 10 rounds, the prohibited arms are common,\u201d the brief stated. \u201cAnd the Supreme Court has held that bans on common arms violate the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The brief then explained that the law doesn\u2019t meet legal muster under the \u201cplain text\u201d of the Second Amendment standard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeller<\/em>, invalidating the District of Columbia\u2019s handgun ban, applied the test later expounded in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass\u2019n, Inc. v. Bruen<\/em>, which controls here: \u2018In keeping with Heller<\/em>, we hold that when the Second Amendment\u2019s plain text covers an individual\u2019s conduct, the Constitution presumptively protects that conduct,\u2019\u201d the brief stated. \u201cConducting the plain text analysis of the Second Amendment, Heller<\/em> determined that \u2018[t]he Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nThe Bruen<\/em> standard also requires a historical analysis, which the NRA argued in their brief is a standard that also cannot be met in the Washington magazine case.<\/p>\nThe State failed to provide a historical tradition of prohibiting common arms. Nor could it; as Heller held, there is no such tradition,\u201d the brief stated. \u201cAlthough magazines and repeating arms with greater than 10-round capacities existed during the relevant historical periods, the State instead relies on restrictions\u2014not prohibitions\u2014on weapons such as trap guns, clubs, Bowie knives, and handguns.\u201d<\/p>\n
The brief also went into a lengthy explanation of how the state\u2019s argument that magazines holding more than 10 rounds have only been developed recently is incorrect.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State attempts to excuse its failure to carry its burden by asserting that the banned arms represent \u2018recently developed technology,\u2019\u201d the brief stated. \u201cIn fact, repeating arms predate the Second Amendment by roughly three centuries; repeating arms utilizing magazines predate the Second Amendment by over one century; the Founders embraced repeating arms\u2014including Joseph Belton\u2019s 16-shot firearm during the Revolutionary War and Joseph Chambers\u2019s 12-shot muskets and 226-shot swivel guns purchased by the U.S. military and Pennsylvania militia in the early 19th century.\u201d<\/p>\n
The brief also mentioned, \u201c\u2026 myriad repeating arms with greater than 10-round capacities were invented in 19th-century America\u2014including the commercially successful 16-shot Henry Rifle in 1861 and the overwhelmingly popular Winchester Rifles starting in 1866; and semiautomatic firearms were invented in 1885, while detachable box magazines were invented in 1862. Despite continuous technological advancements over hundreds of years and their widespread popularity in the 19th century, neither the sale nor possession of repeating arms of any capacity were ever banned in America.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the end, the brief argued that the court should find the magazine ban unconstitutional and bar enforcement of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington\u2019s ban on commonly possessed magazines is unconstitutional,\u201d the brief concluded. \u201cIt is not only the plain text of the Second Amendment that is made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment, but also the Supreme Court\u2019s interpretation of that text. The trial court\u2019s decision is faithful to both the plain text of the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court\u2019s interpretation of that Amendment. It should be affirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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![<\/a>Bigstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWith the Washington State Supreme Court set to begin considering the state\u2019s ban on firearms magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds, pro-rights groups are giving the court something to think about.<\/p>\nIn the case State of Washington v. Gator\u2019s Custom Guns Inc<\/em>., the National Rifle Association recently filed an amicus brief explaining why the law is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.<\/p>\nThe defendants in the case are a retail firearms dealer and its owner. The case has progressed through the system, with a trial court ruling the law unconstitutional, but in April, the state Supreme Court granted a stay.<\/p>\nIn the brief<\/a>, the NRA began its argument by simply asserting that past Supreme Court cases have set the precedent necessary for the court to find the law unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\u201cBecause Americans own over 100 million magazines that hold over 10 rounds, the prohibited arms are common,\u201d the brief stated. \u201cAnd the Supreme Court has held that bans on common arms violate the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\nThe brief then explained that the law doesn\u2019t meet legal muster under the \u201cplain text\u201d of the Second Amendment standard.<\/p>\n\u201cHeller<\/em>, invalidating the District of Columbia\u2019s handgun ban, applied the test later expounded in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass\u2019n, Inc. v. Bruen<\/em>, which controls here: \u2018In keeping with Heller<\/em>, we hold that when the Second Amendment\u2019s plain text covers an individual\u2019s conduct, the Constitution presumptively protects that conduct,\u2019\u201d the brief stated. \u201cConducting the plain text analysis of the Second Amendment, Heller<\/em> determined that \u2018[t]he Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nThe Bruen<\/em> standard also requires a historical analysis, which the NRA argued in their brief is a standard that also cannot be met in the Washington magazine case.<\/p>\nThe State failed to provide a historical tradition of prohibiting common arms. Nor could it; as Heller held, there is no such tradition,\u201d the brief stated. \u201cAlthough magazines and repeating arms with greater than 10-round capacities existed during the relevant historical periods, the State instead relies on restrictions\u2014not prohibitions\u2014on weapons such as trap guns, clubs, Bowie knives, and handguns.\u201d<\/p>\nThe brief also went into a lengthy explanation of how the state\u2019s argument that magazines holding more than 10 rounds have only been developed recently is incorrect.<\/p>\n\u201cThe State attempts to excuse its failure to carry its burden by asserting that the banned arms represent \u2018recently developed technology,\u2019\u201d the brief stated. \u201cIn fact, repeating arms predate the Second Amendment by roughly three centuries; repeating arms utilizing magazines predate the Second Amendment by over one century; the Founders embraced repeating arms\u2014including Joseph Belton\u2019s 16-shot firearm during the Revolutionary War and Joseph Chambers\u2019s 12-shot muskets and 226-shot swivel guns purchased by the U.S. military and Pennsylvania militia in the early 19th century.\u201d<\/p>\nThe brief also mentioned, \u201c\u2026 myriad repeating arms with greater than 10-round capacities were invented in 19th-century America\u2014including the commercially successful 16-shot Henry Rifle in 1861 and the overwhelmingly popular Winchester Rifles starting in 1866; and semiautomatic firearms were invented in 1885, while detachable box magazines were invented in 1862. Despite continuous technological advancements over hundreds of years and their widespread popularity in the 19th century, neither the sale nor possession of repeating arms of any capacity were ever banned in America.\u201d<\/p>\nIn the end, the brief argued that the court should find the magazine ban unconstitutional and bar enforcement of it.<\/p>\n\u201cWashington\u2019s ban on commonly possessed magazines is unconstitutional,\u201d the brief concluded. \u201cIt is not only the plain text of the Second Amendment that is made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment, but also the Supreme Court\u2019s interpretation of that text. The trial court\u2019s decision is faithful to both the plain text of the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court\u2019s interpretation of that Amendment. 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