The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
1 year, 5 months ago

The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will hear the Biden administration’s appeal of one such ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a federal law meant to keep guns away from people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them. Other rulings have called into question a federal ban on possessing guns with serial numbers removed, the prohibition on licensed federal firearms dealers selling handguns to young adults under 21 and Delaware’s ban on the possession of homemade “ghost guns.” Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. At least one district court has upheld the law since the Bruen decision Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, the Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, cited an earlier high court decision involving gun bans for domestic violence convictions to urge the justices to take up the case.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Deals Major Blow To Gun Reform
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump-Appointed Judge Deals Major Blow To Gun Reform

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge overturned an Illinois assault weapons ban Friday, contending that the law enacted in response to the 2022 mass shooting at a Highland Park parade violated the Second Amendment in its entirety. The 168-page ruling, by Donald Trump-appointee Stephen McGlynn, deals a sharp blow to reformers and marks the latest major court ruling to expand …

Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston in Rockford ruled last Friday with four gun owners who filed a lawsuit in 2022 contending that their inability to carry weapons on buses and trains violated their Second Amendment right …

Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision

Associated Press  

Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment. In its decision, the Supreme Judicial Court reviewed this history of knives and pocket knives from colonial times in following U.S. Supreme Court guidance to focus on …

Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons

Associated Press  

— A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. Circuit Court of Appeals judges rejected gun rights groups’ arguments that Maryland’s 2013 law is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The weapons banned by Maryland’s law fall outside Second Amendment protection because they are essentially military-style weapons “designed for sustained …

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden. The moves came after the justices upheld a gun law intended to protect victims …

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento. The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons. “For now at least, the 2nd Amendment is a second-class right, and it will remain so until the Supreme …

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Keeps Guns Away From Domestic Abusers
6 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Keeps Guns Away From Domestic Abusers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The federal government can continue to limit domestic abusers’ gun rights, according to a landmark ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that helps clarify the conservative-majority court’s thinking on firearm restrictions. The case of United States v. Rahimi emerged as a high-profile test of how far the Supreme Court was willing to go in …

Editorial: Supreme Court’s commonsense gun rights ruling will keep Californians safer — for now
6 months ago

Editorial: Supreme Court’s commonsense gun rights ruling will keep Californians safer — for now

LA Times  

It appears there are some limits to the U.S. Supreme Court’s fundamentalist approach to constitutional interpretation. The court on Friday rejected an argument that Texas’ law to temporarily disarm people who present a credible threat does not violate the 2nd Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms. Because there were no domestic violence restraining orders at the …

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
7 months ago

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. The Maryland plaintiffs, including gun rights groups, argued that semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 are among the most popular firearms in the country and banning them runs afoul of the Second Amendment, …

Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional
9 months ago

Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Court orders that prohibited two …

Firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional, 9th Circuit rules
9 months, 1 week ago

Firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional, 9th Circuit rules

LA Times  

Weapons uncovered by the El Cajon Police Department during a 2021 probation check at the residence of John Thomas Fencl, one of two men who challenged the constitutionality of restrictions on criminal defendants possessing firearms while they await trial. Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, found that American …

Judges let new California ban on guns in many public places take effect amid legal fight
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judges let new California ban on guns in many public places take effect amid legal fight

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks in 2023 during a press conference in support of Senate Bill 2, which bars concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in many public places in the state. A new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms into an array of public places took effect Monday despite an ongoing legal challenge to its legitimacy. …

How the Supreme Court’s Conservatives Can Solve Their Guns Dilemma Without Losing Face
1 year ago

How the Supreme Court’s Conservatives Can Solve Their Guns Dilemma Without Losing Face

Slate  

This is part of Opening Arguments, Slate’s coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term. Related From Slate The Supreme Court’s Big Gun Case Was Humiliating for the Justices The other problem with the hyperliteralist approach to applying Bruen evidenced in both the California case and Rahimi is the failure to comprehend the role that common-law methods of …

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
1 year, 1 month ago

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. The federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down the domestic violence law, following the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision in June 2022. Justice Elena Kagan noted that “there seems to be a fair bit of division …

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The majority recognized a difference between firearms for personal use and those the state law …

9th Circuit ruling threatens California ban on unlicensed open carry of handguns
1 year, 3 months ago

9th Circuit ruling threatens California ban on unlicensed open carry of handguns

LA Times  

California laws banning people from openly carrying handguns in public without a license are under greater legal threat after a federal appellate court decision Thursday. “The court seems to think that California can’t meet this burden,” said Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and an expert in firearms law. Rob Bonta’s office, which is defending …

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
1 year, 4 months ago

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally. Bolstered by the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case that determined Americans have a right to carry weapons in public for self-defense, Caulkins argued that the plaintiffs and those granted exemptions …

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
1 year, 4 months ago

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation’s firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The appeals court cited the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as New York State Rifle & …

Column: We marked the Fourth of July in an exceptionally American way: with a hail of gun violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: We marked the Fourth of July in an exceptionally American way: with a hail of gun violence

LA Times  

Mementos and candles are seen at a memorial for a victim of a fatal July 3 mass shooting in Philadelphia. “Americans choose differently.” In fact, Americans do not choose differently: Eight out of 10 registered voters, including most Republicans, want criminal background and mental health checks for all gun buyers; a minimum age of 21 and a 30-day waiting period …

US appeals court says people convicted of nonviolent offenses shouldn’t face lifetime gun ban
1 year, 6 months ago

US appeals court says people convicted of nonviolent offenses shouldn’t face lifetime gun ban

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that nonviolent offenders should not be subject to lifetime gun bans, the latest fallout from a recent Supreme Court decision that instructs judges to look to history and tradition to weigh the constitutionality of gun control laws. “Range remains one of ‘the people’ protected by the Second Amendment, and his eligibility to …

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. “In light of recent mass deaths caused by assailants using assault weapons, it is appropriate for governmental bodies to find ways to protect the public from dangerous …

Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Illinois can, for now, keep in place a new law that bars the sale of certain semiautomatic guns and large-capacity magazines. The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York also require registration of guns purchased …

Explained: The US judge's ruling on age limits for gun buyers
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained: The US judge's ruling on age limits for gun buyers

Firstpost  

A US judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licenced federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms. Governments that want to uphold a gun restriction must point to similar restrictions from history to show that the …

What to know about judge’s ruling on age limit for young gun buyers
1 year, 7 months ago

What to know about judge’s ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A U.S. judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms. The judge cited the Supreme Court’s June decision in a case called Bruen, which changed the …

Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
1 year, 7 months ago

Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. Payne’s ruling is the latest decision striking down gun laws in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that changed the test courts have …

How a US Supreme Court ruling is transforming gun control
1 year, 7 months ago

How a US Supreme Court ruling is transforming gun control

Al Jazeera  

As mass killings stoke calls for reform, legal fights over the historical basis for gun rights have gone into overdrive. The ruling has led to an “explosion in court challenges”, said Nick Suplina, a senior vice president of law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that supports stricter gun laws. How those court battles play out could …

Minnesota gun ruling is latest citing Supreme Court decision
1 year, 8 months ago

Minnesota gun ruling is latest citing Supreme Court decision

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal court ruling that a Minnesota law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public is unconstitutional remained on hold Monday while the state pursues a potential appeal. A reluctant U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez struck down the state law on Friday, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on gun rights last …

Turmoil In Courts On Gun Laws In Wake Of Justices' Ruling
1 year, 10 months ago

Turmoil In Courts On Gun Laws In Wake Of Justices' Ruling

Huff Post  

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Jan. 20, 2023, in Washington. A landmark Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is dismantling gun law across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. Experts say the high court’s ruling that outlined a new test for evaluating gun laws left …

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ ruling
1 year, 10 months ago

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ ruling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. Under the Supreme Court’s new test, the government that wants to uphold a gun restriction must look back into history to show it is consistent with the …

Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
1 year, 10 months ago

Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns — the latest domino to fall after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new standards for reviewing the nation’s gun laws. At first, a federal appeals court ruled against him, saying that it was more important …

Illinois appeals judge’s restraining order on gun ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Illinois appeals judge’s restraining order on gun ban

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked a state appellate court to dismiss a temporary restraining order on Illinois’ new ban on semiautomatic weapons. It contends the restraining order issued last Friday by Effingham County Circuit Judge Joshua Morrison was improper because of contrary state Supreme Court rulings and the lawsuit’s inability to prove the gun …

Lawsuits challenge recent Illinois semiautomatic gun ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Lawsuits challenge recent Illinois semiautomatic gun ban

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Legal challenges to Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban began Wednesday with a federal complaint that the 8-day-old law prohibits “commonly possessed” and constitutionally protected guns. Attorney Thomas DeVore, last fall’s unsuccessful Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, said the law is unconstitutional because it exempts people in certain positions, such as prison guards or other law enforcement officers. …

Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out. In a two-paragraph statement that accompanied the court’s order, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the …

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

Firstpost  

New York lawmakers rewrote the state’s handgun laws over the summer after a June Supreme Court ruling invalidated New York’s old system for granting permits to carry handguns outside the home Washington: The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce a sweeping new gun law banning guns from “sensitive places” such as schools and playgrounds for now …

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now
1 year, 11 months ago

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Suggesting that New Jersey’s recent concealed carry law infringes on the public’s Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year. “As Plaintiffs lament, the challenged provisions force a person permitted to carry a firearm in New Jersey to navigate …

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal
2 years ago

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal

NPR  

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Selsky/AP Andrew Selsky/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon's tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and …

Federal appeals court sends California gun litigants back to trial court, history books
2 years, 3 months ago

Federal appeals court sends California gun litigants back to trial court, history books

LA Times  

A clerk shows a customer a TPM Arms LLC California-legal featureless AR-10 style.308 rifle at the company’s booth at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds on June 5, 2021. That history standard, California’s attorneys argued in the case ruled on Wednesday, “dramatically changed the ground rules” for litigating gun laws, and therefore required the …

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws
2 years, 4 months ago

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits. “The gun rights movement has been given a weapon of mass destruction, and it will annihilate approximately 75% of the gun laws eventually,” said Evan Nappen, a New …

After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws
2 years, 4 months ago

After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court ruling expanding …

War on California gun laws revs up after Supreme Court’s ‘right to carry’ decision
2 years, 5 months ago

War on California gun laws revs up after Supreme Court’s ‘right to carry’ decision

LA Times  

A sales associate takes a close look at handguns for sale at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank on June 23, 2022. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. vs. Bruen, the Supreme Court not only ruled that broad limits against people carrying firearms in states like New York and California were unconstitutional, but that other restrictions on …

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. In light of last week’s ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another …

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?
2 years, 6 months ago

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has issued its biggest gun rights ruling in more than a decade. In its decision, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s “proper cause” requirement, but other states’ laws are expected to face quick challenges. States can still require people to get a license to carry a gun, Kavanaugh wrote, and condition that license on …

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
2 years, 6 months ago

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. A rundown of the similar laws in the other states, reaction to the Supreme Court ruling and what could happen next: CALIFORNIA The court’s ruling invalidated the “good cause” requirement in California’s permitting …

Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed. Alito wrote that the court had decided “nothing about who may lawfully possess a firearm or the requirements …

Supreme Court strikes New York gun law, expanding gun rights
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court strikes New York gun law, expanding gun rights

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision follows a series of recent mass shootings and is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Boston …

SCOTUS decision in New York concealed carry law is a nightmare for gun control
2 years, 6 months ago

SCOTUS decision in New York concealed carry law is a nightmare for gun control

Slate  

The Supreme Court commenced a revolution in Second Amendment law on Thursday, striking down New York’s strict limits on concealed carry in a maximalist opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas that renders most of the nation’s gun control laws presumptively unconstitutional. The government may only save it from invalidation if it can prove that the regulation “is consistent with this nation’s …

'Devastating': Supreme Court blows massive hole in state gun control efforts
2 years, 6 months ago

'Devastating': Supreme Court blows massive hole in state gun control efforts

Raw Story  

In a decision with sweeping and grave implications for gun control laws across the country, the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York state's restrictions on the concealed carry of firearms in public. Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern warned that the high court's 6-3 decision—penned by Justice Clarence Thomas—"goes so, so far beyond concealed carry." The …

Op-Ed: Forget history. Forget safety. The Supreme Court prizes unfettered gun rights above all else
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: Forget history. Forget safety. The Supreme Court prizes unfettered gun rights above all else

LA Times  

After the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., and so many other places, it is deeply distressing that the Supreme Court on Thursday dramatically expanded gun rights and limited the ability of the government to prevent gun violence. In a 6-3 decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court declared unconstitutional a New York law that limited …

Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns

NPR  

Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns Enlarge this image Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative supermajority on Thursday declared for the first time that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense. Writing for the court majority, Justice Clarence …

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