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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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To: jazusamo

61 posted on 11/27/2017 10:27:25 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Women prefer men with money and muscles, DUH!)
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To: JimRed
BTW, is the Court required to give a reason for declining to take up these cases?

No. All we know is that three or fewer Justices voted in favor of taking it up.

62 posted on 11/27/2017 10:28:08 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: 100American; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


63 posted on 11/27/2017 10:29:17 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Women prefer men with money and muscles, DUH!)
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To: Mr. K

Good comparison point!


64 posted on 11/27/2017 10:30:04 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Kickass Conservative
"The Second Amendment meant the Citizens of this Country could keep and bear Military Arms, period."

Not really. It means that the NATIONAL INTEREST that is rooted in the Second Amendment is military....not that the sole purpose is.

If you read the bills of rights of the individual states that pre-dated the Constitution and the subsequent "Bill of Rights", MANY interests are enumerated.

IIRC, Connecticut's version was something like.."the people have the right to bear arms for defense of themselves (self-defense) and their own state (militia service), and the taking of game (hunting)."

The total structure of the federal amendment rules out none of those other uses....it just emphasizes the militia interest as critical to the national interest.

65 posted on 11/27/2017 10:30:37 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: DoodleDawg

Wonder how Gorsuch voted.


66 posted on 11/27/2017 10:30:59 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: robroys woman
"But if they say you can’t carry outside your clothing, they are not infringing that right since you can still carry.

Exactly HOW are you going to "concealed carry" a long gun?? ANY long gun.

67 posted on 11/27/2017 10:34:37 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Jane Long
Wonder how Gorsuch voted.

We'll never know. Gorsuch. Thomas. Alito. All three could have voted to hear the case and it would still not get picked up.

68 posted on 11/27/2017 10:40:16 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Wonder Warthog

The Military Arms of the day were the same Arms carried by Citizens, Muskets. They matched the Arms carried by the British.

Most of the Cannons used by the Patriots against the British were privately owned. Most of those came from Merchant Ships and were used to defend them from Pirates.

I guess you could say those same Cannons were used for self defense. If you had one it would difficult to conceal. #;^)

I still remember when you could buy a Military Surplus German Anti Tank Gun for $179 from the back of a Magazine.


69 posted on 11/27/2017 10:42:18 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: USCG SimTech

That’s interesting.


70 posted on 11/27/2017 10:44:57 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: DoodleDawg

Safe to assume that Roberts voted no.


71 posted on 11/27/2017 10:45:25 AM PST by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: New Jersey Realist
Safe to assume that Roberts voted no.

He's a likely suspect, yes.

72 posted on 11/27/2017 10:47:33 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: jazusamo

My hope is that some of the conservative members are holding out for Kennedy’s replacement before taking new 2nd Amendment cases.


73 posted on 11/27/2017 10:57:42 AM PST by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: jazusamo

Okay then, so if open carry is not part of the right to keep and bear, then concealed must be..... Precedent has already been set- if one is not permitted then the other must be allowed.... Even so, shall not be infringed is a tough grammatical statement for SCOTUSs to comprehend?


74 posted on 11/27/2017 10:59:06 AM PST by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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To: Redbob

Good point.

I was just hoping nobody would bring up that particular fact. ;-)


75 posted on 11/27/2017 10:59:53 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: Wonder Warthog

Cut it into sections. ;-)


76 posted on 11/27/2017 11:00:35 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: jazusamo

Tyrants, the lot of them.


77 posted on 11/27/2017 11:05:32 AM PST by wastedyears (US out of the UN, UN out of the US.)
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To: backwoods-engineer

Its been a few months since the AG in MASS has gotten up on the wrong side of the bed and decided to destroy our right to bear arms by executive fiat.

It could happen today. Or tomorrow. Only Maura knows for sure.


78 posted on 11/27/2017 11:05:59 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: Fightin Whitey

But its about hunting, isn’t it? //Sarc


79 posted on 11/27/2017 11:07:11 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: robroys woman; 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.
>

Sorry, but I fail to note any condition (no ‘if\and\but’) within the statements of the 2nd.

One may acquire/keep any sort/manner of ARMS. And one my BEAR the same in *any* fashion they so desire.

Anything else is an infringement.


80 posted on 11/27/2017 11:22:26 AM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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