As the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear the case Viramontes v. Cook County , the Firearms Policy Coalition has filed a court brief detailing why the ban on so-called “assault weapons” runs afoul of the Second Amendment and is, therefore, unconstitutional.

The brief, filed on Tuesday, is direct and to the point, presenting a convincing argument.

“The question presented by this case is whether the Second Amendment permits the government to ban the best-selling rifle in America and similar semiautomatic firearms,” the FPC  brief states.

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