新泽西州检察长向最高法院申请调卷 为半自动武器禁令上诉
据《每日来电》与枪支政策联盟报道，新泽西州检察长10月2日向联邦最高法院提交调卷申请，请求复审第三巡回上诉法院推翻该州半自动枪支禁令的裁决。
第三巡回法院此前裁定，新泽西州禁止销售特定半自动步枪的法律违反联邦宪法第二修正案。州检察长在申请中主张，该禁令属于各州为保障公共安全而采取的合理管制，符合最高法院近年来相关判例确立的审查标准。
最高法院是否受理此案，将对全美多个州的类似枪支管制法律产生深远影响。拥枪权团体表示将提交法庭之友意见书，敦促最高法院维持上诉法院的裁决；控枪团体则呼吁最高法院受理并推翻上诉法院的判决。
新泽西州是全美枪支管制最严格的州之一，该州的突击武器禁令已实施三十余年。法律专家指出，最高法院近年来在第二修正案问题上的立场趋于扩张，此案若获受理，可能成为界定各州枪支管制权限的标志性判例。
New Jersey AG Petitions Supreme Court to Review Ruling Striking Down Semi-Automatic Gun Ban
New Jersey's attorney general petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on October 2 for certiorari, seeking review of a Third Circuit ruling that struck down the state's ban on certain semi-automatic firearms, the Daily Caller and the Firearms Policy Coalition reported.
The Third Circuit had held that New Jersey's ban on sales of specified semi-automatic rifles violates the Second Amendment. The AG's petition argues the ban is a reasonable public-safety regulation consistent with the Supreme Court's recent precedents.
Whether the Court takes the case will have far-reaching implications for similar gun laws in multiple states. Gun-rights groups said they will file amicus briefs urging the Court to let the appellate ruling stand, while gun-control advocates urge the Court to take the case and reverse.
New Jersey has among the strictest gun laws in the nation, with its assault-weapons ban on the books for more than three decades. Legal scholars note the Supreme Court's Second Amendment jurisprudence has expanded in recent years; if granted, the case could become a landmark defining how far states may go in regulating firearms.
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