US appeals court upholds Maryland assault weapons ban

AP ^ | Feb. 22, 2017 | AP

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland's ban on 45 kinds of assault weapons and its 10-round limit on gun magazines were upheld Tuesday by a federal appeals court in a decision that met with a strongly worded dissent.

In a 10-4 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., said the guns banned under Maryland's law aren't protected by the Second Amendment.

[PROCON]

"Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protections to weapons of war," Judge Robert King wrote for the court,..

Control the language, control the narrative.

This is nothing but Judicial Tyranny.

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[Mr. Douglas]

Weapons of war?

Like my SKS, which is actually an excellent hunting rifle.

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[Red Badger]

Judicial willful ignorance............

[Dacula]

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of the free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

[Bringbackthedraft]

My good citizens of Maryland, no guns for you! However, there will be some vans patrolling some neighborhoods where you will be able to purchase them, cash only.

[grobdriver]

"Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protections to weapons of war,"

Ignorant putz.

Weapons of war is exactly what 2A was written for.

[Blue Jays]

Very high-quality rifles from LWRC clearly have Cambridge, MD written on the lower.
Would be nice if they eventually moved to a friendlier adjacent state.

[granada]

In a 10-4 ruling

[ealgeone]

I guess that includes pistols as well along with knives. Both are weapons of war.

[rktman]

Guess you missed the disclaimer about future weapons that have shoulder goes up things and YUGE ammunition feeding capability and forward pistol grips. Yeah, I missed that part too. Guess we better order the new revised edition of the constitution huh? Those people are fidiots.

[TTFlyer]

So-called “Judges” make the rules. The rest of you just live here.

[GregoTX]

Banned for the private citizen to keep and bear, but not infringed for government agencies.... juuuust like the Constitution says.

[FreedomPoster]

How do these judges explain Letters of Marque being in the Constitution? Furthermore, what is the definition of “arms”?

[Revelation 911]

it goes without saying for the regulars here - but lurkers not versed in guns should know that the banned guns are semi automatic civilian cousins to the fully automatic "weapons of war".

That said - the 2A IS for weapons of war as it isn't for hunting, rather, fending off tyranny by govt

the AR15 is cousin to the M16 - get it kids? - these a-holes intentionally got it wrong

[ealgeone]

12 were appointed by libs. 7 by bammy alone.

[treetopsandroofs]

The “high-powered magazines”, too.

[Yo-Yo]

Install Gorsuch, then send this sucker to SCOTUS!

[joshua c]

What’s next?

The Barney Fife rule?

Just one cartridge in your shirt pocket?