The arguments the various circuit courts have made for upholding the bans are very weak: Some courts have ruled that the 2nd only protects sporting weapons. Others ruled that the 2nd does indeed protect semiautomatic rifles, but that the government has the right to ignore constitutional rights if they feel that it's in the best interests of the country to do so.
I don't trust Roberts, but he does rule conservative more than liberal, and he's been consistently pro-gun. The one concerning thing is that he keeps turning down gun cases though.
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not.-Ben Franklin
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