Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Assault Weapons Ban

Well, well, well - the Supremes, despite the OUTRAGE of the N.R.A. and even with the support of 24 states who joined their side, finally laid down the law, and how sweet it is:

The Court of Appeals decision also noted this:

Whether or not the other states were asked to join the SC appeal, I don't know, but if they were, then it says that the majority of states did not feel this was worthwhile. Who knows, they may be looking at bans themselves. I also note that the wailings from the NRA types of what is or is not an "assault rifle" was also (hopefully) laid to rest. That is, if it looks like and acts like (except for being able to go full auto), it's a freakin' assault rifle. Now all that's needed is the next step - states banning these weapons of suffer criminal penalties until enough sign on and the feds have some sensible members of Congress to pass a national ban.

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When the Government refuses to hear the People's voice. Hmm is it government or tyranny?

 

It's always sweet when our government ensures that criminals will be outgunning law abiding citizens.

Incidentally, I've always laughed at the ignoramuses who judge whether or not a rifle is an assault weapon based on its appearance.

 

All I have to say is: "Hallelujah!" Let the assault weapons ban stay.

 

my pistols must be "assault" because they all have magazines which hold more than 10 rounds

It amazes me when the SCOTUS decides that govt CAN mandate that we all must buy something despite a precedent, >>>MOD EDIT Off Topic Removed<<< but the 2A which has no restrictions gets modified by them

 

Yes... because this makes sense to you.

 

could any of these anti-gun twits ever spot the difference that makes that third rifle an "assault weapon" and illegal in some states?

 

i am very surprised that not even the 4 hardcore Conservatives on the SCOTUS voted to take the case.

i guess they believe that States have the authority to limit magazine sizes and firearm accessories, as long as they dont ban entire classes of firearms such as handguns or semi-auto rifles.

huh..

 

Don't assault weapons count for less than 10% of all gun crimes in America anyway?

 

Mindless nonsense.

 

Amazing isn't it.

 

Government not doing its job, nothing new here.

 

Just FYI...

Cert denied means nothing other than the court won't hear it, for any number of reasons.
They Cert denied the issue resolved in Heller for years.

 

Most reasonable people in America, INCLUDING many gun owners, agree that there should be more control on assault weapons and types/amount of ammunition. So. . . I would say that the Government, including the Supreme Court, IS listening to the majority of the people!

 

Because this makes sense to you.

 

Maybe they heard the voice of the people dying.

 

Because I can think, yes it does make sense. Why does it not to you?

 

Its not the weapon that is banned, just the suppressor.

 

this is true

 

I don't believe it just based on the response to proposals for more gun controls, and it does not agree with other polls that show more people (by a small majority) support gun rights then oppose gun rights. The poll you cite by Pew is so one sided that it is suspicious.

 

Ban? What ban? The didn't ban criminals from having them, just you and me.

 

So, you think that people in some states should not be afforded the same rights as those in other states?

If that's what you believe, then you must be for states determining their own laws on gay marriage. Right?

 

And if the flash suppressor is attached to the gun, the gun is banned.

 

i'm having a real hard time with what passes for your thought process here. so you honestly believe that screwing a $10 piece of hardware onto the end of the barrel, hardware designed only to reduce the weapon's flash signature, is a good enough reason to send a man to jail? and it doesn't even end there. it isn't even that it operates as a flash suppressor, but that it is marketed as such. with a small adjustment to its design it could be marketed as a muzzle brake, even though it might still act as a flash suppressor, and be perfectly legal. this is the arbitrary nature of what these fools have labeled as "assault style weapons". it boggles the mind to think that anyone could see this as rational. it seems more than obvious to anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together that this is merely another way to make inroads into the liberals' wet dream, the abolition of private gun ownership.

 

The SCOTUS have made themselves officially irrelevant. They are willing to bend over backwards to ADD new rights (gay marriage) to the Constitution, but are unwilling to defend existing rights.