The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in
a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia. The justices did not comment in turning away appeals from
two Kansas men who were convicted of violating federal law regulating silencers. The men argued that the constitutional right “to keep and bear arms” includes silencers. In the silencer cases, Kansas and seven other states joined in a
court filing urging justices to hear the appeals. The states said the
court should affirm that the Second Amendment protects “silencers and
other firearms accessories.” The other states are: Arkansas, Idaho,
Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the court to stay out of the case and leave the convictions in place. Shane
Cox, owner of a military surplus store, was convicted of making and
transferring an unregistered silencer, and customer Jeremy Kettler was
convicted of possessing one, all in violation of the 85-year-old
National Firearms Act. Both men were sentenced to probation...
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President Donald Trump’s administration asked the court to stay out of the case and leave the convictions in place.
I can;t help but wonder why? Was Trump afraid the court might limit the fed's authority to regulate silencers and "other firearms accessories.”? Is ammo a firearm accessory?
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