Good Bad all the same gun.
Posted on 10/21/2015 9:10:45 AM PDT by rktman
I’ve spent the last two days attempting to understand the logic of 2nd U.S. Circuit Judge Jose A. Cabranes in his decision (PDF) to uphold so-called “assault weapon” bans rammed through the legislatures of New York and Connecticut in a headlong rush to disarm the citizens of those states.
The problem I was having is that I was looking for logic in his decision, when his decision was clearly based on ideology, not constitutionality.
Jimmy Carter appointee Cabranes clearly understands that the U.S. Supreme court held in Heller that firearms “in common use” by citizens “for lawful purposes like self‐defense” are clearly protected by the Second Amendment.
He then completely ignores that reality to come to his decision, and lies (makes a claim that is not remotely factually true) regarding their criminal use to support his decision.
Ideally, he would be impeached over this travesty of justice.
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Jimmah Cahtah, the gift that keeps on giving! Just keep wondering when this pustule on the a$$ of progress will “leave us!”
Judge Sotomayor’s Mentor
Sonia Sotomayor has had a long association with José A. Cabranes, first as protégé and mentor
he was the first Puerto Rican appointed to a federal judgeship in the continental United States (1979)
Cabranes was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
President Jimmy Carter appointed Cabranes as one of the lay members of the President’s Commission on Mental Health, chaired by Mrs. Rosalynn Carter (1977–1979),[7] and President Carter was reported to have been ready to appoint him to an ambassadorial position. Cabranes’s refusal to accept appointment as Ambassador to Colombia, after the Colombian government’s initial hesitation to accept a Puerto Rican as the American envoy, led to a political firestorm and charges by national Hispanic leaders of the White House’s mismanagement of an appointment they had supported.
Contemporary news accounts reported that in 1993 Cabranes was considered by President Clinton for appointment to the seat on the Supreme Court of the United States that ultimately went to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
They fixed the problem. “Assault” stile rifles are rarely used in mass shootings. Since they are rarely used, their “statistics” will show that the the law has worked and needs to be applied to hand guns.
There is No way in hell that Judge Cabranes will be impeached because we don’t have politicians with the gonads to do it.
Don’t expect any impeachment.Its not going to happen.
I read the ruling. Pretty clear he arrived at the verdict he wanted to arrive at, despite several times concluding they’re legal for one reason or another. He finally discovers that the plaintiff admits the cosmetics make them, when the terms are spun, marginally & arguably more lethal, and are not inherently part of the “gun” itself, therefore anything with those cosmetics may be banned.
If SCOTUS does take the case, and addresses it properly, it would likely be struck down and remanded for being stupid & biased, to wit it should stick to strict scrutiny, and the court is not allowed to make sweeping condemnations like “grenade launchers and silencers are obviously intolerably lethal” (despite never being used in crime). Alas, methinks they won’t take the appeal because it’s decided on screwy tangential matters like pistol grips and barrel shrouds which only “enhance lethality” in the slightest under extreme conditions - rather than being based on a complete categorical ban like DC & Chicago’s practical handgun ban.
Impeachment ain’t happening over this ruling. Not in those states.
At least he does conclude that if you’re going to let people have 10-round magazines you should at least let them fill ‘em.
I think his name has been misspelled.
It should be El Cabrón!
Individuals like him need to be on the receiving end of some assault weapons usage.
I see 3 terror weapons and a hunting rifle. :>}
And, it's a superior field rifle to the AR-15 since you can put 10,000 rounds through it without cleaning. Superior reliability.
The ONLY downside is one cannot share mags with neighbors who have the AR-15.
As for accuracy? 1.5-2 MOA at 100 meters. Not as good as the AR, but plenty good enough. Especially if correctly outfitted with iron sight only...as every AR should be too.
The ONLY downside is one cannot share mags with neighbors who have the AR-15.
However you can fire both 223 and 5.56 ammo in the mini. I have a great side mount scope on my stock mini.
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