by Fred Sisto | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Breyer concluded with the following: As I have demonstrated above, see supra, at 3–9, firearms in public present a number of dangers, ranging from mass shootings to road rage killings, and are responsible for many deaths and injuries in the United States. The...
by Fred Sisto | Jan 8, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The dissent continued: But if the examples discussed above, taken together, do not show a tradition and history of regulation that supports the validity of New York’s law, what could? Sadly, I do not know the answer to that question. What is worse, the Court appears...
by Fred Sisto | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The dissent continued: Like Justice Kavanaugh, I understand the Court’s opinion today to cast no doubt on that aspect of Heller’s holding. Ante, at 3 (concurring opinion). But unlike Justice Kavanaugh, I find the disconnect between Heller’s treatment of laws...
by Fred Sisto | Jan 4, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The dissent continued: Other States and Territories adopted similar laws. See, e.g., 1875 Wyo. Terr. Sess. Laws ch. 52, §1; 1889 Idaho Terr. Gen. Laws §1, p. 23; 1881 Kan. Sess. Laws §23, p. 92; 1889 Ariz. Terr. Sess. Laws no. 13, §1, p. 16. When they were challenged,...
by Fred Sisto | Jan 2, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The dissent continued: On the contrary, “the fact that restrictions on public carry were well accepted in places like Massachusetts and were included in the relevant manuals for justices of the peace” suggests “that violations were enforced at the justice of peace...