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MD: Appeals court hears arguments on Maryland gun-control law
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The sweeping gun-control law Maryland enacted after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre impermissibly bans firearms that people commonly keep in their homes for self-defense, a lawyer for gun-rights advocates told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
Gun-rights advocates did not try to overturn most of the Firearms Safety Act of 2013's provisions, including its fingerprinting and licensing requirements for handgun buyers. However, John Parker Sweeney urged a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn two key provisions of the 2013 law: the ban on 45 assault weapons, and the 10-round limit on gun magazines. |
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teebonicus
(3/26/2015)
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"If these firearms are typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, then they are protected by the Second Amendment," Sweeney told the court[.]
Exactly correct, per U.S. v. Miller (1939).
Arms "in common use" that are "any part of the ordinary military equipment" or whose "use could contribute to the common defense" are protected, SPECIFICALLY.
Precedent, folks. Precedent. |
| Comment by:
lostone1413
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| It should be called Sandy Hoax If you have an open mind hunt up the video on the net " We Need To Talk About Sandy Hook" Without a doubt you will see it was a staged event to be used to go after are gun rights |
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