Assault weapons are not protected by Second Amendment, US appeals court rules

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Assault weapons are not protected under the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth circuit ruled 10-4 to uphold Maryland's ban on assault weapons, a law made in response to the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.

"Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protection to the weapons of war," Judge Robert King wrote, referring to the "military-style rifles" that were also used during mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado, San Bernardino, California, and Orlando, Florida.

These are "places whose names have become synonymous with the slaughters that occurred there," he added, noting the Supreme Court's decision in the 2008 District of Columbia v Heller case excluded coverage of assault weapons.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/assault-weapons-second-amendment-not-protected-us-appeals-court-fourth-circuit-richmond-virginia-a7592986.html

[mikeysnot]

1. Cry

Gun nuts.

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Well... A glimmer of sanity in a nation of crazy.

[billh58]

3. The right wing gun lobby

and the Trump-bumpkins will howl over this ruling (as will our resident gun fetishists) but it's refreshing to see a sensible ruling on the holy Second Amendment for a change. All Heller really said was that it is a constitutional right to have a gun in your home, subject to reasonable regulation.

[Hoyt]

4. Exactly. The gun "enthusists" viewed Heller as supporting/condoning their bad habits. This ruling

changes the usefulness of Heller for gun promotion significantly.

[billh58]

5. The Trump cheering section

is already calling this a "Democratic gun grab."

[jimmy the one]

6. good news bad news

Assault weapons are not protected by Second Amendment, US appeals court rules

That's the good news.
The bad news is that once Trumpty the bloviating windbag gets his supreme court justice approved, gunnuts will appeal this, and imo a good chance of overturning it, employing specious casuistry ala scalia.