Posted on 09/24/2019 12:08:06 PM PDT by PROCON
A federal judge upheld California’s ban on many popular semi-automatic rifles. U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton said the state could do this because “assault weapons” are “essentially indistinguishable from M-16s.”
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton
The case was brought by several gun owners in 2017. They were trying to prove the obvious, that California’s “assault-weapon” ban is unconstitutional, as it bans commonly owned and popular firearms.
The judge justified her decision, in part, by claiming modern sporting rifles (MSR) are not popularly owned. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) begs to differ. “More than 16 million were sold to the American public by 2018, making them one of the most commonly owned firearms in America,” says the NSSF.
Judge Staton also argued that “semiautomatic assault rifles are essentially indistinguishable from M-16s, which Heller noted could be banned pursuant to longstanding prohibitions on dangerous and unusual weapons, the Court need not reach the question of whether semiautomatic rifles are excluded from the Second Amendment because they are not in common use for lawful purposes like self-defense.”
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Onto the 9th circuit court.
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SO WHAT?
Another know nothing judge.
This judge is truly ignorant. How does someone that ill-informed get onto the bench?
Onto the 9th circuit court.
Diddja mean 9th Circus Court ?
I don’t care what she has to say.
No you can’t, wench.
Some of her statements are simply lies.
She has to be a Clinton or Obama Judge which means she doesn’t care what the facts are, her rulings are automatic.
Come on supreme court. Rule on whether these judges can initiate their own laws or do they have to challenge the subject and kick it up to the next level.
Tyranny comes in a black robe.
One step closer to CWII.
5.56mm
Appointed by Obama.
Obama plant. That was easy enough to figure out.
Since they all shoot .50 caliber in multiple bullet magazines and weigh more than 10 moving boxes.
Jane, you Ignorant slut!.........
President Barack Obama appointed her.
This sweetie is an Obama appointee.
We have here the weird combination of wrong and irrelevant.
Wrong: a semiautomatic AR15 is very distinguishable from a select fire M16. The three-position happy switch makes a big difference.
Irrelevant: The Second Amendment especially protects weapons commonly in military usage. See US v Miller. NFA is unconstitutional.
Another judge who thinks she is more powerful than our US Constitution, of which she took an oath to protect and defend. Remove this lying POS judge!
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