National Rifle Ass'n of America v. Magaw

AMENDED OPINION ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS OR FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION

CLELAND, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs’ complaint challenges the constitutionality of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which amends the criminal provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968,18 U.S.C. §§ 921-930. The 1994 Amendments, which went into effect on September 13, 1994, criminalize for a ten-year period most future manufacture, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The complaint…