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Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review Feb 2019

Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review

Seattle University Law Review

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We Don't Come From A Land Down Under: How Adopting Australia's Gun Laws Would Violate The Second Amendment Of The U.S. Constitution, Jonathan Weg Apr 2016

We Don't Come From A Land Down Under: How Adopting Australia's Gun Laws Would Violate The Second Amendment Of The U.S. Constitution, Jonathan Weg

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The note examines the legal and policy implications of adopting Australia's strict gun laws in the United States, arguing that such measures would likely violate the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to bear arms. While Australia's National Firearms Agreement (NFA) has successfully reduced gun violence, the U.S. constitutional framework, particularly the Second Amendment, poses significant legal barriers to replicating similar laws. The analysis highlights the cultural and legal differences between the two countries, emphasizing that compulsory gun buybacks and restrictions on firearms for self-defense would face constitutional challenges in the U.S.