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Federal Court Rules There is a Fundamental Right to AR-15’s

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posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 09:52 PM
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SOURCE: Co ntroversial Times

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has ruled that Americans have a “fundamental right” to so-called assault weapons, a major victory for gun rights. A three judge panel ruled that Maryland’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013, ban against what the court called “the vast majority of semi-automatic rifles commonly kept by several million American citizens”, is a blunt violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.


Added Sources: FULL RULING

Added more Sources: HuffPo

Added Source: Baltimore Sun

It looks like the State of Maryland got it's anti 2nd law upset by a Federal Court. I will be watching to see how this impacts other such state efforts as well as some persistent federal level efforts at 2nd amendment rights dilution.


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posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 09:58 PM
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“the vast majority of semi-automatic rifles commonly kept by several million American citizens”


It's the separation in this mix that they do not understand. Certainly, not all semi-automatic rifles are close to the assault characteristics of the AR-15. You cannot lump them in like that.



posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 10:06 PM
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a reply to: machineintelligence

Oh hell yes.

And guess what, if they had ruled any other way, we wouldnt listen regardless!

Come on you freedom hating Bernie/Hillary supporters, time to get on the train. All aboard, choo choo!






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posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 10:33 PM
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It's the separation in this mix that they do not understand. Certainly, not all semi-automatic rifles are close to the assault characteristics of the AR-15. You cannot lump them in like that.


What are "assault characteristics"?


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posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 10:37 PM
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There's no overstating just how much of a win this is for Constitutional rights. I'm hoping that this will lead to more upsets for those states who are dead set on violating the 2nd Amendment.



posted on Feb, 5 2016 @ 10:48 PM
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