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Supreme Court shoots down gun cases, upholds ban on assault weapons and open-carry
The Washington Times ^ | November 27, 2017 | Alex Swoyer

Posted on 11/27/2017 9:16:15 AM PST by jazusamo

The Supreme Court declined to take up two Second Amendment cases on Monday, which challenged laws banning assault weapons and open-carry in Maryland and Florida.

Both cases were denied review without comment from the justices, which left the lower court rulings in place.

In the Florida challenge, the state Supreme Court upheld Florida’s ban on open carry finding the Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee a right to open carry.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; florida; largecapmags; lawsuit; maryland; opencarry; scotus; secondamendment; semiautorifles; statesrights
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1 posted on 11/27/2017 9:16:15 AM PST by jazusamo
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...finding the Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee a right to open carry.


Technically, I suppose I’d have to agree with that statement. You can keep and bear your penis, but you can’t open carry that either.


2 posted on 11/27/2017 9:19:37 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: jazusamo

It’s interesting that with all the Education these Black Robed Tyrants have been exposed to they cannot comprehend the meaning of the phrase “Shall Not Be Infringed”.


3 posted on 11/27/2017 9:21:41 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: jazusamo

The 2nd. doesn’t mention how you can ‘bear’ arms but the word itself suggests open carry. How did they carry muskets back in the day?


4 posted on 11/27/2017 9:22:51 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: robroys woman
You can keep and bear your penis, but you can’t open carry that either.

Yes, please keep it concealed. It would provoke all sorts of discomfort, fear and humor to the unsuspecting public. It might even "trigger" the snowflakes.

5 posted on 11/27/2017 9:23:45 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being rich or stupid!)
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To: jazusamo

is this winning?


6 posted on 11/27/2017 9:23:48 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Bump!


7 posted on 11/27/2017 9:24:06 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

But immediately and by fiat, any man who feels like a woman can use a female bathroom.

No exceptions. No waiting periods. No bans on “scary men” etc. Period. Enforced within within a week.

Cause it is a Constitutional Right - undiscovered for 230 years.


8 posted on 11/27/2017 9:24:52 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: eartick

Who on the court makes these decisions?


9 posted on 11/27/2017 9:26:08 AM PST by Bonemaker (White Southerners have been under attack since 1860.)
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To: robroys woman

The Black Robed Tyrants have bought into the argument that a Semi Automatic Rifle that “looks” like a Select Fire Rifle is considered an Assault Weapon (whatever that means) that can be Outlawed at the whim of Liberal Politicians.

The Second Amendment meant the Citizens of this Country could keep and bear Military Arms, period.


10 posted on 11/27/2017 9:26:26 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: robroys woman

Well, if you can’t open carry, the only option for bearing arms is concealed carry, which then should not require a permit, as the right to bear arms shall not be infringed.


11 posted on 11/27/2017 9:27:01 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: jazusamo

What the hell?


12 posted on 11/27/2017 9:27:48 AM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: robroys woman

Unless you’re a congresscritter!


13 posted on 11/27/2017 9:30:32 AM PST by matthew fuller (Out with Jeff- In with Rudy!)
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MAGA!

Lets git ‘er done this month, folks!

Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

14 posted on 11/27/2017 9:30:33 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: 2banana

YOU Are RIGHT!


15 posted on 11/27/2017 9:32:01 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: eartick

It looks to me like they made it a state’s rights issue, which means the states can go the other way as well. I hope that is the case.


16 posted on 11/27/2017 9:33:42 AM PST by nobamanomore
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To: kosciusko51

I agree. It’s why I used the penis analogy. :)


17 posted on 11/27/2017 9:34:15 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: jazusamo

Fla. SC denied actual history by ruling the semi auto weapons are inherently military. The Remington Models 8 and 81 and the Winchester 7 were in civilian hands 30 years before the Army adopted the M1 Garand.


18 posted on 11/27/2017 9:35:33 AM PST by xkaydet65
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It’s too bad... because if they had sided with the gun owners this could have been “law of the land”

... just like gay marriage was made “law of the land” by judicial orders.


19 posted on 11/27/2017 9:37:19 AM PST by Mr. K (There is no consequence of repealing Obamacare that is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

The Second Amendment meant the Citizens of this Country could keep and bear Military Arms, period.


I agree.

But they didn’t say you could carry it in public for all to see. I have to admit that I never really thought about it from that perspective before, but they do have a point. You can carry, they can’t infringe that right. But if they say you can’t carry outside your clothing, they are not infringing that right since you can still carry. The right is not infringed. If they had said, “the right to carry where everybody can clearly see the weapon shall not be infringed”, I’d feel differently.

That being said, I think that a person who carries and has no way, at the time, to conceal the weapon would have a constitutional case because the unconstitutional law would be infringing his right to carry at all.


20 posted on 11/27/2017 9:38:15 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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