Yes, the Europeans have got it right. They have experience in such matters. We should be more like Europe in regards to gun control.
Oh, wait. Maybe not.
Posted on 03/21/2023 7:00:17 AM PDT by Twotone
Oregon voters handed gun reformers a major victory when they backed a ballot measure creating one of the country’s most stringent systems for buying and selling firearms in 2022. New gun purchases would require approval from local law enforcement — a rule common in Europe but almost unheard of in the United States. Measure 114 banned both semi-automatic “assault” rifles and magazines capable of holding more than five rounds.
It was a fleeting triumph. The next month, a state judge barred the law from going into effect. Parallel legal challenges are also working their way through the federal courts.
A similar thing is happening across the country as courts toss out gun restrictions both new and old. In the past year, federal judges scrapped a variety of gun laws, including those limiting concealed carry in certain places in New York, a ban on “ghost guns” in Delaware, a ban on people under 21 carrying handguns in Texas, and restrictions on gun ownership by those under felony indictment and also those under domestic violence protection orders in Texas.
The sudden challenge to these laws in courts across the country is a direct result of the Supreme Court’s rightward shift, mostly starkly symbolized by its June 2022 decision in Bruen v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.
That decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas and joined by the court’s other five conservatives, struck down New York’s limits on issuing concealed carry permits. In doing so, it denied government arguments in court that gun restrictions “promote an important interest” like community safety. Instead, gun restrictions may only be upheld if they are “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
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Yes, the Europeans have got it right. They have experience in such matters. We should be more like Europe in regards to gun control.
Oh, wait. Maybe not.
They hate that pesky little Constitution thingy
They got the words wrong.
It takes two of these knuckleheads to write this kind of crap. Grow up Chumps!!!
It’s kind of fun to ‘hear’ the wailing & gnashing of teeth!
Do away with the Electoral College, do away with the courts too. Those institutions are getting in the way of “fundamentally changing America.”
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Huffpost. Seems to be staffed by 13 year old girls who usually rely on the opinions of late night entertainers named Jimmy as sources for their articles.
Why the hell are you citing something is common in Europe...
Who CARES... We aren’t Europe...
Funny how the ignore that EUROPE has far more restrictive abortion than the US... never seem to mention that in the press.
Courts are largely obeying the constitution.. you don’t get to violate the constitution... idiots.
A similar thing is happening across the country as courts start to recognize that the Constitution forbids "gun control" in any form.
Punish the CRIMINAL and leave law abiding citizens alone......or else!
May I kindly suggests those voting for this ballot measure move to Europe. I hear they love new immigrants there.
“What part of “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED” don’t they understand? “
“The RIGHT of the people” (same as many on our side, I believe).
Awwwwww....Call for a Waaaambulance.!
“New gun purchases would require approval from local law enforcement — a rule common in Europe but almost unheard of in the United States.”
It’s unheard of in the US because here we have a right to keep and bear arms. You don’t need to ask permission from the state to exercise a right.
Pretty sure it’s the “not” part they have a problem with.
“Funny how the ignore that EUROPE has far more restrictive abortion than the US...”
Also, every country in Europe requires photo ID to vote. And most are pretty strict on mail-in ballots as well. Tell that to a lefty when they say anti-vote fraud measures are “racist” and watch their head explode.
By reading the Constitution.
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