Federal court in Idaho strikes down ban (Shortened Title)

The Volokh Conspiracy ^ | October 16, 2014 | Eugene Volokh

[right-wing agnostic]

From Morris v. Army Corps Engineers (D. Idaho Oct. 10, 2014):

Plaintiffs challenge regulations promulgated by the Army Corp of Engineers that govern the possession of firearms on property administered by the Corps. Plaintiffs argue that the regulations violate their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

The regulations govern over 700 dams — holding back more than 100 trillion gallons of water — built by the Corps, and the surrounding recreation areas that serve over 300 million visitors annually. Adopted in 1973, the regulations were intended to provide for more effective management of the lake and reservoir projects. The regulation at issue here reads as follows:

[43north]

Any time a fedgov agency gets slapped for trying to dictate unconstitutional limits on freedom it is a good thing.

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[ansel12]

— holding back more than 100 trillion gallons of water —

What an odd thing to put into this story.