Gun Control & RKBA

beevul

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13. The old saying...

Sat Feb 6, 2016, 09:58 PM

Feb 2016

The old saying "The law is an ass" definitely applies there.

Hopefully, this goes all the way to the supreme court, and ALL courts will have to apply strict scrutiny where the second amendment is concerned, just as with the first amendment.

Intermediate scrutiny seems like a fancy way to say "because someone said so", with very little burden of proof required.

Besides that, and not that I subscribe to the 'militia' interpretation, but the banned rifles are far more suited to a militia than the handguns that were at issue in Heller. Those against ownership of the rifles in question seem content to try to have it both ways.

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Legal decision casts doubt on Maryland’s assault weapons ban [View all] branford Feb 2016 OP

Amazing. beevul Feb 2016 #1

I'm confused. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #3

But they aren't any more military grade than a 9mm Barretta Press Virginia Feb 2016 #4

I saw that, too. Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #6

We should ban 9mm Barrettas or, as the military calls them, the M9 Press Virginia Feb 2016 #5

The standard of review TeddyR Feb 2016 #2

Uh oh. This case destroys a whole lot of anti... beevul Feb 2016 #7

Isn't it intriguing that the state contradicted itself by arguing both that Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author beevul Feb 2016 #9

Indeed. beevul Feb 2016 #10

Link to the GD "non gun" thread about this. beevul Feb 2016 #11

While NY US Court of Appeals used "intermediate scrutiny" to uphold NY & CTs ban. jmg257 Feb 2016 #12

The old saying... beevul Feb 2016 #13

Strict scrutiny certainly should apply TeddyR Feb 2016 #15

And all you hear is crickets from the gun control extremists Lurks Often Feb 2016 #14