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http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Gun-rights-group-appeals-ban-to-Supreme-Court-6824841.php
Too bad this effort will fail.WASHINGTON — The leading opponents of Connecticut’s sweeping, post-Newtown gun laws appealed the state’s assault-weapons ban to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, arguing that semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 are widely popular and well-suited to home defense.
Connecticut’s law “infringes upon rights guaranteed by both the federal and state Constitution,’’ said Scott Wilson, president of the Connecticut Citizens’Defense League, the lead organization in the case. “Connecticut residents deserve to have these rights restored and protected by the Supreme Court.’’