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Some of the issues were the allowance of retired law enforcement to possess assault weapons but not citizens - Equal Protection Clause. Also the fact that they used the words "or copies" to try to capture similar guns.
Some interesting comments from the dissenters, I don't see how you make a case for the banning the M16 while allowing the AR-15.
"Let’s be real: The assault weapons banned by Maryland’s FSA are exceptionally lethal weapons of war. In fact, the most popular of the prohibited semiautomatic rifles, the AR-15, functions almost identically to the military’s fully automatic M16.
In these circumstances, I am entirely unable to discern a reasonable basis for saying that, although the M16 is a dangerous and unusual weapon, the AR-15 and similar arms are not.
Pursuant to the majority’s view, because M16s have long been outlawed while AR-15s have in some places been allowed, the AR-15 enjoys Second Amendment protection that the M16 is denied. "
An m16 and an ar15 are completely different. It is like comparing a car to an remote controlled rc car.
Great but This will eventually make it to SCOTUS and who knows what they will do.
One may not like what they will do. Either way, it's not a real loss for only one side. No one is going to turn anything in even if the courts would rule with the state and if those who wish to restrict the constitutional rights of others aren't careful you may get something like the Citizen United ruling where the courts rule nearly all regulations illegal.
This is a fight that those who want to restrict the rights of others simply can not win at this point in time.
The dissenting judge's opinion should lead to their immediate withdrawal from the bench.
What person of intelligence starts a legal opinion with "Lets be real here" followed by pages of opinion that is directly contradicted by the facts surrounding the case. Basically they ignored the constitution and their duty to be impartial.
The dissenting judge's opinion should lead to their immediate withdrawal from the bench.
What person of intelligence starts a legal opinion with "Lets be real here" followed by pages of opinion that is directly contradicted by the facts surrounding the case. Basically they ignored the constitution and their duty to be impartial.
Welcome to every upholding of anti gun laws.
One ruling supporting anti gun laws was justified on making people feel like they were safer, even when they were not, being enough reason to uphold the law. Not to mention all the cherry picking of the scotus heller decision while ignoring the actual intent of the ruling.
One ruling supporting anti gun laws was justified on making people feel like they were safer, even when they were not, being enough reason to uphold the law. Not to mention all the cherry picking of the scotus heller decision while ignoring the actual intent of the ruling.
Absolutely agree. I just think this is a rather blatant example.
Why would this get appealed? O'Malley was a far left liberal governor. Maryland currently has a republican administration. The losing party has standing; I don't see the current Maryland governor wasting the state's dwindling supply of money on an appeal here.
(Last I heard he was still trying to cover the $125 million that got wasted on a healthcare sign up thing that didn't work...)
I guess you heard wrong then
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