Federal judge upholds strict new Maryland gun laws

[buckstopshere]

Does "shall not be infringed" not mean shall not be infringed?

reading is hard and stuff

So, what is the opinion of folks here regarding background check requirements? Requirements for a LTCH in order to carry a handgun? Fingerprinting in order to get a LTCH? Etc etc etc?

I smile at even small victories for liberty no matter what amendment it's tied to. We've had some wins and a few loses as of late. I won't be satisfied though until constitutional carry is law of the land. No one should be required to have a permission slip to exercise a right. By requiring permission, a right becomes a privilege that can be used as a weapon. Even folks who truly believe they're ardent supporters of liberty can't always see how damaging it is. Would we even have internal fighting over OC activism if not for the fear of losing permission to exercise a God given right?

I'm not required to have a background check performed when I sell my toaster to the neighbor. Firearms are property and I should be able to sell my property as I see fit. I also believe that felons have a right to self protection and should not be banned from having a firearm. Problem isn't with the gun, it's with the person. If they can not be trusted with a gun they shouldn't be out or, in some cases, breathing.

Anyway, you asked for opinions and that's mine. YMMV

 

[jamil]

When rights become privileges the people that have them become privileged and are more susceptible to compromising to keep their status.

 

[ashby koss]

Judge Blake. I think he made a terrible decision.

Thats a "HE"?! Let's just agree and call he/she/it....Pat

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The AR-15 is "unusual"? The most popular platform in the country is unusual? The most popular platform which has existed for over 60 years is unusual?

This does not even pass the straight face test.

 

[Destro]

These are the risks involved when you do this stuff in the court of law, while not seeking culture change.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

These are the risks involved when you do this stuff in the court of law, while not seeking culture change.

He's right you know!


Take a federal judge shooting this weekend.

 

[Rookie]

“The Act substantially serves the government’s interest in protecting public safety, and it does so without significantly burdening what the Supreme Court has now explained is the core Second Amendment right of ‘law-abiding, responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and home,’ ” she wrote.

Here, let me fix it...

“The Act substantially serves the government’s interest. ” she wrote.

There, that's better.

 

[Mark 1911]

The AR-15 is "unusual"? The most popular platform in the country is unusual? The most popular platform which has existed for over 60 years is unusual?

This does not even pass the straight face test.

But its black, and evil, and scary.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

But she's ugly, and evil, and scary.

FIFY

 

[jamil]

FIFY

Then why can't we ban her? Looks like she's equipped with one of those shoulder things that go up.

 

[MisterChester]

We should start a petition at change.org to have him/her/it/chud removed from the bench.

 

[Mark 1911]

We should start a petition at change.org to have him/her/it/chud removed from the bench.

If only such a petition had a chance of going anywhere, these judges might be more careful to interpret the law instead of making it up as they go.

 

[pudly]

It took a year and a half, but the this decision has been appealed and the 4th Circuit has struck down the law restricting "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines in Maryland. Citing the Supreme Court's District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago decisions, the court ruled that 2A rights deserved strict scrutiny before they can be restricted.

BREAKING: Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Maryland's 'Assault Weapon' and 'High Capacity' Magazine Bans

 

[jamil]

It took a year and a half, but the this decision has been appealed and the 4th Circuit has struck down the law restricting "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines in Maryland. Citing the Supreme Court's District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago decisions, the court ruled that 2A rights deserved strict scrutiny before they can be restricted.

BREAKING: Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Maryland's 'Assault Weapon' and 'High Capacity' Magazine Bans

That sounds like really good news. I'll have to read the details when I have a bit more time.

 

[pudly]

Yeah, the actual decision is 90 pages. I only skimmed it. Here is a direct link: http://michellawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kolbe-v.-Hogan_Opinion.pdf

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

It took a year and a half, but the this decision has been appealed and the 4th Circuit has struck down the law restricting "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines in Maryland. Citing the Supreme Court's District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago decisions, the court ruled that 2A rights deserved strict scrutiny before they can be restricted.

BREAKING: Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Maryland's 'Assault Weapon' and 'High Capacity' Magazine Bans

Nice to hear good news!

 

[jamil]

Nice to hear good news!

It's nice to hear that the world is occasionally saner than it seems sometimes.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

It's nice to hear that the world is occasionally saner than it seems sometimes.

When we're surrounded by gloom and despair, agony and tribulation, yeah...good news of this sort is like finding out somebody brought donuts into work this morning and you're the first one there!

 

[Alamo]

We think it is beyond dispute from the record before us, which contains much of the same evidence cited in the aforementioned decisions, that law-abiding citizens commonly possess semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15. Between 1990 and 2012, more than 8 million AR- and AK-platform semi-automatic rifles alone were manufactured in or imported into the United States. In 2012, semi-automatic sporting rifles accounted for twenty percent of all retail firearms sales.

For perspective, we note that in 2012, the number of AR- and AK-style weapons manufactured and imported into the United States was more than double the number of Ford F-150 trucks sold, the most commonly sold vehicle in the United States

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[KG1]

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We think it is beyond dispute from the record before us, which contains much of the same evidence cited in the aforementioned decisions, that law-abiding citizens commonly possess semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15. Between 1990 and 2012, more than 8 million AR- and AK-platform semi-automatic rifles alone were manufactured in or imported into the United States. In 2012, semi-automatic sporting rifles accounted for twenty percent of all retail firearms sales.

For perspective, we note that in 2012, the number of AR- and AK-style weapons manufactured and imported into the United States was more than double the number of Ford F-150 trucks sold, the most commonly sold vehicle in the United States

Period. Exclamation point!