Maryland ruling: State AG will appeal, antis demonize decision

Seattle Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 6 March, 2012 | Dave Workman

[marktwain]

Monday’s big win for gun rights in Maryland – courtesy a lawsuit filed by the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation on behalf of Maryland resident Raymond Woollard – is already being demonized by anti-gunners, and will likely be appealed by the State Attorney General.

The case is Woollard v. Sheridan.

It was admittedly a big win for SAF, which has in the neighborhood of 20-plus cases in progress challenging onerous gun laws on constitutional grounds. SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb coined a slogan about two years ago that seems appropriate: “Winning Firearms Freedom One Lawsuit at a Time.”

Reaction to Monday’s victory has been mostly positive. For more information on SAF, or to make a contribution to its legal fund, click here. (Contributions to SAF are tax-deductible.)

Fox News reported that Assistant Attorney General Matthew Fader has promised to appeal the Woollard case ruling. That would put the case in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has a mixed record on gun rights, according to some published reports.

But state Assistant Attorney General Matthew Fader vowed to appeal the ruling.

“We disagree with this ruling," Fader said in a written statement that noted the "very important implications of the ruling for public safety."—Fox News

Yet, Fader’s comments were tame compared to the reaction from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Thanks to the NRA’s always reliable Richard Wahl, who provides a daily headline roundup on gun issues, this column got an eyeful Tuesday morning of the good and bad. Since this column reported the good Monday, here’s the other side as detailed by the Washington Post:

[marktwain]

It is expected that statists would use everything that they can to prevent their power from being limited in a meaningful way.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Yup it has an impact on public safety. Honest citizens will become safer. Burglars and thugs, the opposite. It is not a perfect system, and accidents sometimes happen as they do with cars (and yet nobody ever uses car accidents as an argument that there ought to be fewer cars).

[CPOSharky]

If the paid half as much attention to the rights guranteed by the US Constitution as they do to so-call “rights” to free birth control...

[Savage Beast]

Maryland’s Leftists—like all Leftists—are supporters, agents, and henchpersons of the Federal Government, aka Big Brother, and they do not want the citizenry armed and capable of defending themselves against it.

[Gilbo_3]

must be nice for this ASSistant DA to be allowed to use OPM to judge shop up the food chain...

[Condor51]

But state Assistant Attorney General Matthew Fader vowed to appeal the ruling. ... “We disagree with this ruling," Fader said ... Yet, Fader’s comments were tame compared to the reaction from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Ownership.

There, fixed it. The Brady Bunch has one goal - Ban All Guns (for law abiding citizens).

Their new ploy is claiming that all Hunting Rifles are really 'Sniper Rifles' and they too should be Banned with all 'Assault Weapons'. And that naturally these 'Sniper Rifles' can shoot right through any 'bullet proof vest' so it's a matter of ... ta-da ... 'public safety'. (Women and Minorities to be hardest hit. /s)

Good thing they don't know that a Tokarev Pistol's 7.62x25 round will go through a 'bullet proof vest' like a hot knife through butter. That round is HOT and one mean mother -- collateral damage must be taken into account. And it's next on my list with my Tax Refund money. A Romanian TTC for $189 with my BATF C&R license. Shipped right to my front door in two days.

(that new Fender Mustang guitar Amp will have to wait)

[sickoflibs]

MARYLAND :

“ Gun kill people, people don't ”

“ If taking away your guns saves only one life somewhere, or we just imagine it does, then it is worth it ”

“ A gun in the hands of an innocent victim is what causes crimes. Lock up the guns not the people ”

Incidentally, I passed one of those speeding/camera/fining vans on the way home from work yesterday, and again on the way to work today, in two different locations.
Fortunately I can spot them a mile away, they are much easier to detect than police radar traps. And they tend to put them near traffic lights where traffic slows down. Still some here are still getting those fines.

Here's one that Dems recently passed in HC Maryland that warms the sensitive heart:
Howard County passes transgender rights bill December 6, 2011

I kind of like this one, I think it means cross dressing men can use ladies rooms. That should make the women in Maryland that vote Democrat(which is most of them) feel right at home :)

[Gilbo_3]

I think it means cross dressing men can use ladies rooms.

define 'crossdressing'...does that mean if i wear a pink shirt, that im allowed to 'visit' the gals in the can ???

[sickoflibs]

RE :”define ‘crossdressing’...does that mean if i wear a pink shirt, that im allowed to ‘visit’ the gals in the can ???”

Technically I believe you can dress anyway you want to as long as you say that you are really a woman trapped in a man's body, but wearing the wig and women's clothes will make your case for a lawsuit better if anyone gives you grief. BTW : Don't forget that phone/cam.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I put the lime in the coconut, and then it blowed up—

Oh, wait, wrong thread.

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Hunting rifles use cop-killer bullets? Who knew, right? /sarc

[Viking2002]

The way things are going, I may have to teleconference Christmas with my family this year. Or dig a tunnel from Ridgeley, VW and start an underground railroad to rescue them. My God, this state is disappearing into the abyss at perceptible and alarming speed now........

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[Viking2002]

My mother is a 72-year-old retired medical professional who would rip the Johnson off any mental defective who came into the ladies' room with her, and suture his lips shut after she fed it to him. She doesn't fit the classification of 'most'. Her only fault is, she's a *GULP* Romney supporter. But, I'm giving her the old 'iron fist in a velvet glove' work-over. Not that it'll matter in that cesspool of a state.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[sickoflibs]

RE :”My mother is a 72-year-old retired medical professional who would rip the Johnson off any mental defective who came into the ladies’ room with her, and suture his lips shut after she fed it to him.”

Well she better NOT try that crap here as we in Maryland are MUCH more tolerating than most.

If a man is in your Mom's ladies room but claims he is really woman trapped in a man body then your Mom better treat him like every other woman while she is in there or she might just end up in jail under the new law.

I think it's time to mandate urinals in ladies rooms in Maryland so trans-gender males don't feel discriminated against.

[Viking2002]

Fortunately for you, I know you're a resident bullshit artist, or Mom would come to your door and nail your pecker to your forehead. Man, I wish I could offer some valid input. I was born and raised there, and seeing what's happening really does hurt me inside. Such a beautiful state, befouled by a rotating cast of occupiers and interlopers. Freaks and degenerates, all. Go away.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Fortunately for you, I know you're a resident bullshit artist, or Mom would come to your door and nail your pecker to your forehead”

Here in Maryland I would declare myself a woman trapped in a man's body and have her arrested for a HATE crime. WE are not going BACK :)

[EDINVA]

How is the AG ‘judge shopping?’ Any case in the US District Court in Maryland that is appealed automatically goes to the 4th Circuit which happens to be housed in Richmond, VA. Once the appeal is filed a panel of 3 judges will take the case. It’s standard. And a decision in any case like this was going to be appealed, whichever way it went. That’s a given.

What’s distressing, or should be distressing, is that MD taxpayers will foot the bill. But they elected the AG, who no doubt has fully empowered his Asst to do everything necessary to appeal, so it’s all on them.

[Viking2002]

'Here in Maryland I would declare myself a woman trapped in a man's body and have her arrested for a HATE crime. WE are not going BACK :)'

Then I bet your wife must get one helluva kick watching you in bed with yourself. LMAO

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[Impy]

I’ve always wanted a home urinal.

[Gilbo_3]

What’s distressing, or should be distressing, is that MD taxpayers will foot the bill. But they elected the AG, who no doubt has fully empowered his Asst to do everything necessary to appeal, so it’s all on them.

yep, thats why i said that spending OPM to chase the desired result must be nice...the ruling was logical,, black and white in its wording, so the people trapped in that craphole will continue funding it up the food chain...not all of them deserve to be screwed like that...but hey, i guess they should just move, rather than keep payin it...