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New York State's statutory ban on the possession of nunchucks does not violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, the Second Circuit holds

New York State's statutory ban on the possession of nunchucks does not violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, the Second Circuit holds: According to today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the plaintiff argued that "New York's statutory ban on the possession of nunchakus violates (1) the Second Amendment because it infringes on his right to keep and bear arms, and (2) the Fourteenth Amendment because it lacks a rational basis." The Second Circuit finds merit in neither argument.

With regard to the Second Amendment, today's ruling notes that "It is settled law, however, that the Second Amendment applies only to limitations the federal government seeks to impose" on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).