So much for me liking her. Has anybody told this dimwit about a thing called the "US Constitution" or the "Bill of Rights"? No state has the legal or moral authority to restrict the rights RECOGONIZED AND GUARANTEED by the US Constitution.
Does a state judge have the authority to strike down law on federal grounds? I thought they were bound by the state constitution, and that if an appeal were to be made on federal grounds, it would have to go to federal court.
The biggest thing I need to know here is if the lawyers for the gun rights side argued the 2nd amendment in their brief. If they didn't, then the judge probably can't use that in the ruling.
Look at post 176 and read the link there. I do like how she referenced Blackstone, Kopel, and Don Kates, and also alluded to government sanctioned murder. It also seems that the gun makers didn't try and fight it on 2nd amendment grounds, but only on 'equal protection', and Brown ruled on that.
I haven't decided on where I stood on this yet. I still need to do more research.