Ruling That the Second Amendment Is a Second-class Right Faces Dissent

Based on the article, Judge Bibas disagrees with you.

My problem with limiting ammo is the slippery slope it causes. Can the govt eventually say that all guns can only fire one round at a time? Also, what is reasonable? One could argue that 100 round magazines are extreme but 10 round magazines are not. How to you establish a reasonable number?

California is trying new and obtrusive ways to limit firearms ownership. Their latest tactic is to require ammunition registration. A person needs to be registered to purchase ammunition.

The 2nd Amendment is on par with the rest of the bill of rights. Why is it ok to limit it, but not the 1st Amendment or the 5th?

2nd Amendment starts with "A well-regulated militia...". Although private citizens own guns today, Founding Fathers originally wanted a Swiss style militia where people would keep service weapons at home. We actually have more rights today than previously.

Other countries restrict ammo purchase. It is controlled alongside gun ownership and tracked.

SMSgt Thor Merich - In 1968 when the Feds came out with the 4473 form, I subscribed to that fear, the 'slippery slope" theory. It has proven untrue. I believe the fear now is also ungrounded.

MSG Stan Hutchison - The fear was not ungrounded then nor is it now. Federal law requires ATF to destroy firearm background check data. That data comes from the Form 4473. A few years ago, ATF was caught illegally holding on to the data in order to create their own ad hoc firearm registry.