Richmond Boro Gun Club, Inc. v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · No. 1209, Docket 95-7944 · 97 F.3d 681
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
upheld the city's assault weapon ban against every theory the plaintiffs pressed on appeal
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What the court held
Gun clubs and shooting associations challenged New York City's Local Law 78, which criminalizes possession and transfer of designated assault weapons and of ammunition feeding devices above set capacities. On appeal the plaintiffs pressed only vagueness, preemption by the federal Civilian Marksmanship Program, and due process. The Second Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the city, holding the weapon-defining terms give fair notice, that federal law does not require members to store or use program rifles in the city, and that a generally applicable legislative enactment of this kind violates neither substantive nor procedural due process.
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What this case is about
New York City Administrative Code ban on assault weapons
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Key Dates
- 1996-10-10 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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