HankB
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Biden just signed a new gun law known as the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" which was passed with the votes of various GOP senators including my own senator John Cornyn. So it's now law, and addresses things like mental health, enhanced background checks, red flag laws in the states, etc.
There are several different provisions in this law.
IANAL, but I remember reading that some laws are written in a way that if one provision is thrown out by a court, the entire law is voided. Other laws can have some provisions stricken without affecting the rest of the law. I understand this is called "severability."
Where does this latest bill fall in this regard?
There are several different provisions in this law.
IANAL, but I remember reading that some laws are written in a way that if one provision is thrown out by a court, the entire law is voided. Other laws can have some provisions stricken without affecting the rest of the law. I understand this is called "severability."
Where does this latest bill fall in this regard?