Fed Court upholds MD AW ban - Kolbe v. O'Malley

[CG of MP]

I am not so sure that this does nto have a silver lining.

Is not the ruling COMPLETELY against the SCOTUS decission which specifically has dicta that contravenes banning an entire class of weapon?

Also nobody in their right mind can arge in 2014 that an AR is not a common use rifle.

This is super ripe for an overturn.

[dustoff31]

The people of Maryland need to find a way to remove this "judge".

Since she is a federal judge, the people of Maryland have nothing to say about her job security.

What they could do however, is get rid of the politicians who wrote and enacted these laws.

[CitaDeL]

I am not so sure that this does nto have a silver lining.

Is not the ruling COMPLETELY against the SCOTUS decission which specifically has dicta that contravenes banning an entire class of weapon?

Also nobody in their right mind can arge in 2014 that an AR is not a common use rifle.

This is super ripe for an overturn.

Agreed. You will note that she didn't mention that rifles of all kinds are used less frequently in crime than all other weapons- but the frequency of use in 'mass shootings' was justification to call them 'dangerous and unusual'. If this is the metric that determines whether a firearm can be disqualified as 'common use' how much more will handguns be 'dangerous and unusual'? Ooops yeah. Heller. But ignore that, because only a few people own AR-15s...

This will get smacked down because the judge failed to really articulate what tangible fact makes an AR-15 substantially more unusual and dangerous than a Ruger Mini-14 ranch rifle.

[curtisfong]

But tincon claims judges never display malfesance. So clearly either AR pattern rifles truly aren't one of the most common rifles in the country, or they are predominantly used illegally, or an incompetent lawyer failed to inform the judge that AR pattern rifles are one of the most common rifles in the country, and that they are predominantly used legally.

Or, you know, it was just an honest mistake.

[300]

Since she is a federal judge, the people of Maryland have nothing to say about her job security.

What they could do however, is get rid of the politicians who wrote and enacted these laws.

The people always have a say. I guess its just a matter of how much tyranny a people will abide.

Working within the system to remove judges such as these is futile.

[marcusrn]

Unilateral disarmament!This is not a new concept from a female progressive judge. Coming much less from a place of citizenship than from the ruling class.

Did Judge Irma Gonzalez of Peruta actually think that an unloaded revolver would protect females from rapists? I don't think so.

[CCWFacts]

So she's saying that millions of people who LEGALLY own these types of guns are not doing so for lawful purposes. So much fail here...

My understanding is that the AR15 is the most common rifle in the US at this point, and all the major manufacturers sell them. Obviously this is going to be appealed.

[dustoff31]

The people always have a say. I guess its just a matter of how much tyranny a people will abide.

Working within the system to remove judges such as these is futile.

Judges like these would be largely irrelevant if people paid attention to what they were doing in the first place. Those who rely on the legal system to protect their rights are disappointed much more often than they are pleased with the outcomes.

The people must exercise their say much closer to home. See, if in this case, anti gun politicians had not been elected, they would not able to pass this bill. If there was no bill passed, the governor would have nothing to sign into law. If there is no law, there is nothing for judges like this to decide on.

[chris]

But the current SCOTUS has a majority of conservatives. And what have they done other than refuse to take 2A cases?

Heller and McDonald come to mind...

many of us know that. but he may have missed the news those days.

[choprzrul]

Someone needs to point out to this activist judge that assault weapons have been proven to be exceptionally appropriate self defense weapons by hundreds of thousands of our young war fighters over in the sand box. Every time a building was searched and/or cleared, multiple assault weapons were used.

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[keep_ur_powder_dry]

A Bill Clinton babe.

gb

[wireless]

A simple search of "ar-15 defense gun use" on google will yield plenty of results showing people using their ARs for self defense.

[Ford8N]

If this decision stands, people who live in the state of California are really gonna get hosed. DeLeon is probably calling Steinberg and plotting a ban right now.

I wish they would just ban all firearms in California, it's what the majority of voters want.

[wildhawker]

In common use for lawful purposes like/including self-defense != in common use for lawful purposes of self-defense.

-Brandon

[gobler]

I pray that the citizens of MA have the same balls as the citizens of CT and ignore this rulling...