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Delaware’s attorney general appeared in federal appeals court on Monday, arguing that the state’s gun control laws are constitutional.
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin argued before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, a gun rights group, and other gun rights advocates filed the lawsuit in July 2022. They are suing to overturn Delaware’s bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
The Second Amendment group contends the laws violate the Delaware Constitution and the Second, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.