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Cook County Tells the Supreme Court AR-15s Are ‘Not in Common Use’ While Gun Groups Count 20 to 40 Million of Them
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Cook County has filed its Supreme Court brief defending its ban on AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles in Viramontes v. Cook County.
The county argues AR-15s are not in common use for any purpose that would grant them constitutional protection under the Second Amendment.
Gun Owners of America estimates 20 to 40 million AR-15s are owned by Americans, and SAF founder Alan Gottlieb put the number at over 30 million.
Oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County and the companion case Grant v. Higgins are scheduled for December 2.
SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut said categorical…
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