YOU HATE HAVING TO RELY ON THE COURTS, BUT…: The Silver Lining in New Mexico’s and Virginia’s Current Move to Ban ‘Assault Weapons.’ “It’s in jurisdiction of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Unlike the circuit courts covering, say, California or New York or Massachusetts, the Tenth Circuit might strike down an AWB. That could generate a circuit split, since other circuit courts to look at the issue have upheld AWBs. And a circuit split makes it likelier for the Supreme Court to accept an AWB case.”