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"Disabled" "Group" suing Connecticut over new gun law defends AR-15's more than the disabled
It's a brand new "group" apparently of one.
It doesn't appear to be connected to any major or historic group that has advocated for the rights of the disabled.
What is the term when you use someone else to advocate for your own interests?
First lawsuit filed against new Connecticut gun laws
By Mary E. O'Leary, The New Haven Register
Updated: 04/11/2013 04:29:57 PM PDT
NEW LONDON — Lawsuits have been threatened against the state's new sweeping gun legislation, and the first to be filed is by the Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights, a relatively new organization.
The suit represents Scott Ennis of New London, the group's founder, who suffers from Hemophilia A, which has caused him severe joint damage. The legal move was first reported by the Hartford Courant.
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Ennis, in his suit, says he wants to continue to have access to an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle that is on the list of banned assault weapons adopted by lawmakers in a bipartisan deal last week.
"The AR-15, due to its ease of handling, low recoil, adjustable features and customizability, is particularly suited for disabled persons in order to engage in lawful use of firearms, including hunting, recreational and competitive shooting and personal self-defense,' the suit says.
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The suit further challenges the law for limiting magazines to 10 rounds, which it says "unfairly and arbitrarily deprives law-abiding disabled citizens, including the plaintiffs and members of DSFR, of their fundamental right to bear arms.'
Under the new rules, Ennis, as owner of one of the banned weapons, would have to register it, as well as any high-capacity magazines, but he can keep the gun and the magazines he now has and continue to use them for home defense and target-shooting. He cannot buy any replacements of the banned weapon or magazines, however.
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http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_23007085/first-lawsuit-filed-against-new-connecticut-gun-laws
By Mary E. O'Leary, The New Haven Register
Updated: 04/11/2013 04:29:57 PM PDT
NEW LONDON — Lawsuits have been threatened against the state's new sweeping gun legislation, and the first to be filed is by the Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights, a relatively new organization.
The suit represents Scott Ennis of New London, the group's founder, who suffers from Hemophilia A, which has caused him severe joint damage. The legal move was first reported by the Hartford Courant.
...
Ennis, in his suit, says he wants to continue to have access to an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle that is on the list of banned assault weapons adopted by lawmakers in a bipartisan deal last week.
"The AR-15, due to its ease of handling, low recoil, adjustable features and customizability, is particularly suited for disabled persons in order to engage in lawful use of firearms, including hunting, recreational and competitive shooting and personal self-defense,' the suit says.
...
The suit further challenges the law for limiting magazines to 10 rounds, which it says "unfairly and arbitrarily deprives law-abiding disabled citizens, including the plaintiffs and members of DSFR, of their fundamental right to bear arms.'
Under the new rules, Ennis, as owner of one of the banned weapons, would have to register it, as well as any high-capacity magazines, but he can keep the gun and the magazines he now has and continue to use them for home defense and target-shooting. He cannot buy any replacements of the banned weapon or magazines, however.
...
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_23007085/first-lawsuit-filed-against-new-connecticut-gun-laws
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Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights was incorporated April 10th. Today's Friday, they started Wednesday. 
if it weren't for this, some DUers would never have uttered the word "disabled" despite years of membership here.
