Supreme Court rejects challenges to silencer laws
Source: CNN
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Updated 9:56 AM ET, Mon June 10, 2019
Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request to take up a challenge to a federal law requiring the registration of some firearms including silencers.
Challengers in the case believe the Second Amendment protects such firearm accessories. An appeals court had held that a silencer is not a "bearable" arm protected by the Constitution.
The case comes as a silencer was used during the recent Virginia Beach massacre and President Donald Trump suggested he'd look into restrictions on gun silencers. The Trump administration had also urged the court not to take up the issue.
The order was issued without comment or recorded dissent.
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