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Gun Control Reform Activism

jimmy the one

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6. good news bad news

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:14 PM

Feb 2017

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.

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Assault weapons are not protected by Second Amendment, US appeals court rules [View all] n2doc Feb 2017 OP

Cry mikeysnot Feb 2017 #1

Well... A glimmer of sanity in a nation of crazy. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #2

The right wing gun lobby billh58 Feb 2017 #3

Exactly. The gun "enthusists" viewed Heller as supporting/condoning their bad habits. This ruling Hoyt Feb 2017 #4

The Trump cheering section billh58 Feb 2017 #5

good news bad news jimmy the one Feb 2017 #6