By Daniel Lang
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Maryland state legislature voted in 2013 to ban certain firearms with military features, as well as the sale magazines that held more than 10 rounds. The ban was almost immediately challenged, and eventually worked its way up to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Recently the court voted 10-4 to uphold the gun ban as constitutional, thus overriding a previous decision that ruled the ban unconstitutional. The decision not only protects Maryland’s gun laws, but also similar gun restrictions that were enacted in California, New Jersey, and Connecticut after the Sandy Hook Shooting. The case is among several that have tested the 2008 District vs Heller Supreme Court decision, which determined that the Second Amendment was in fact an individual right.
So given the gravity of the case, it seems likely that it will eventually find its way to the Supreme Court. So far the Supreme Court has been reluctant to accept challenges to any of the laws that were passed after the Sandy Hook Shooting, but that could change if Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is approved by Congress. The Supreme Court requires the approval of four justices to take a case, and when Justice Scalia’s replacement is approved, it would most likely give the Supreme Court a conservative majority.
Judge Robert B. King of the Fourth Circuit defended the decision, saying that “We are convinced that the banned assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are among those arms that are ‘like’ ‘M-16 rifles’ — ‘weapons that are most useful in military service’ — which the Heller Court singled out as being beyond the Second Amendment’s reach.”
Judge William B. Traxler, however, scolded his peers for voting to approve the gun ban. “The majority has gone to greater lengths than any other court to eviscerate the constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms.”
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Mark these yahoo’s as oath of office violators and promoters of treason.
It is specifically clear in the Bill of Rights that what the second amendment conveys.
This rogue law breaking is what has the people in disgust and not respecting the law?
Police have a tough time as they are seen only as an enforcement arm of rogue law breaking politicians and officials who decide what applicable laws they can cherry pick for you to extract the most wealth out of an ignorant population.
What remarks did our founding fathers have to say?
” An ignorant population has never nor indeed can it be free ” Jefferson I believe.
Gee, I thought that SCOTUS said that the Bill of Rights is now incorporated into all State constitutions. Hmmm, guess that was a lie.
This despite the fact that Sandy Hook has been proven a hoax whose intent was to do just this.
That, and a few other obvious false flags they figured we common fools either couldn’t figure out without proper investigations (an earmark of any false flag is the obviously lack of credible independent investigation), or would be powerless to do anything about even if we had access to eyewitness testimony.
“Judge Robert B. King of the Fourth Circuit defended the decision, saying
that “We are convinced that the banned assault weapons and
large-capacity magazines are among those arms that are ‘like’ ‘M-16
rifles’ — ‘weapons that are most useful in military service’ — which the
Heller Court singled out as being beyond the Second Amendment’s reach.””
This is an outright lie. His decision also violates Miller.
…Now that this ruling has come down, first order of business…. Proceed to every Law Enforcement Precinct and demand those rifles fitting the offending description be confiscated….. Surely, the Government will Lead By Example….
Their opinion is not based on the constitution and therefore null and void. “Shall Not Be Infringed” is being ignored by this court.