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Blackvegetable » 03 Jun 2025, 6:37 am » wrote: ↑

03 Jun 2025, 6:37 am

"[F]urther percolation is of little value when lower courts in the jurisdictions that ban AR-15s appear bent on distorting this court's Second Amendment precedents," he wrote. "I doubt we would sit idly by if lower courts were to so subvert our precedents involving any other constitutional right. Until we are vigilant in enforcing it, the right to bear arms will remain 'a second-class right.'"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-co ... eapon-ban/

A SECOND CLASS RIGHT?????!!!!!!!????

DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER!

After applying that new framework to Maryland's ban, the 4th Circuit concluded last year that the assault weapons ban is constitutional. Focusing on the AR-15 in particular, the appeals court found that it is most useful in military service and can be banned consistent with the Second Amendment.

 It also rejected the challengers' contention that because the guns covered by Maryland's ban are commonly used, they are protected by the Constitution. Instead, the 4th Circuit said adopting this argument would mean that any dangerous weapon "could gain constitutional protection merely because it becomes popular before the government can sufficiently regulate it."

And if you don't think it can get any uglier for the Sporting Rifle crowd....

The Supreme Court will take up the issue.  But, not to only address the Maryland ban. It wants other state bans included in its decision. This means that other bans still need to make it through their court systems.  The conservative judges just don't want to shoot their wad off prematurely where other slave-states can re-tweak their laws to try and ban them again. 

I expect when the Supreme Court takes up the matter, it will uphold that all American Citizens have a constitutional right to own and shoot an AR-15.  Anyway, that's my prediction.  Wake me up when something actually happens.