Manasquan, NJ –-(Ammoland.com)- U.S. Federal Judge Catherine C. Blake has released a lengthy opinion (see below) which essentially says guns regulated by Maryland last year, including the AR-15 and the AK-style rifle-along with other magazine fed, semi-automatics fall outside Second Amendment protections, calling them “dangerous and unusual arms”.
The opinion comes in a case brought by the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealers Association, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) brought challenging the constitutionality of Maryland’s new law.
Among her arguments, Judge Blake wrote that “the court was not persuaded that assault weapons are commonly possessed based on the absolute number of those weapons owned by the public.”
“Blake went on to write that, even accepting the 8.2 million “assault weapons” in civilian hands, they represented no more than three percent of the current civilian gun stock with ownership “highly concentrated” into less than one-percent of the U.S. population.”
In a written statement one of the plaintiffs in the case, Maryland Shall Issue said;
“Maryland Shall Issue is disappointed to announce that the “Assault Weapons” ban provision of SB281 has been held constitutional by the District Court. We thank the judge for her willingness to hear our claims and render a timely opinion. ”
“We will be pursuing an appeal.”
Lets all face it. The liberals want to disarm America so they can easily infringe upon us. They want to control our lives in every aspect because they feel we are to stupid to run our own lives. Stop voting these liberals in people unless you want to be slaves.
IN 1791 WHEN THE 2ND AMENDMENT WAS WRITTEN ALL GUNS WERE “MILITARY STYLE”!
If there are millions of them they must be common and not unique to the public. That makes them legal according to the Supreme Court.
It would really be great if real, actual Americans held these positions.
@CrustyOldGeezer – To answer your question, these ‘Progressives’ rule against the majority because they don’t really believe in a Democratic Republic as instituted by America’s founders. How many voter ballot petitions passed by majority have been reversed by judges?
One corrupt, agenda driven person that was politically appointed to a position she is completely unqualified for, judge makes an official declaration and the liberals proclaim victory.
Why don’t the voices of 80 MILLION Law Abiding Firearms owners carry an equal amount of weight?
We should all contact our legislators and ask them to show some character and keep their oath of office.
@billybsea, What is there to acknowledged? “A well regulated militia” means the people should be well armed. Regulated in that time meant “supplied or trained”, NOT restricted by laws. Militia in that time meant the average male person on the street. Don’t tell me you think women should not have guns?
Because Alaska State Rights say “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the RIGHT of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The INDIVIDUAL RIGHT to keep and bear arms shall not be denied or infringed by the State or a political subdivision of the State .”
ken wood and billybsea should go live in kalifornia with all the socialist trash wanting to ban living.
Why is that the alleged pro-2nd Amendment folk refuse to acknowledge the prefatory clause: “A well regulated militia”……