Legal Opinion
Peoples Rights Organization, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. City of Columbus, Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1998No. 96-3468, 96-3495PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSuhrheinrich, J., joined by Contie, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 539-40), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
In 1994, this circuit invalidated an ordinance of the City of Columbus (hereinafter referred to as Columbus or the City) that banned assault weapons. Springfield, Armory, Inc. v. City of Columbus, 29 F.3d 250, 254 (6th Cir.1994). The ordinance defined an “assault weapon” as any one of thirty-four specific rifles, three specific shotguns, nine specific pistols, or “[ojther models by the same manufacturer with the same action design that have slight modifications or enhancements.” Id. at 251 (quoting…
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