7th Circuit: AR-15s Not Protected by Second Amendment
Breitbart 2nd Amendment,
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AWR Hawkins
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Posted By: Imright,
11/5/2023 7:22:46 PM
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned an injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban, deciding that AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.
The preliminary injunction was issued in Barnett v. Raoul by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, a Donald Trump appointee.McGlynn’s decision was appealed to the Seventh Circuit, where a three-judge panel decided 2 to 1 against the injunction.The three judges were Ronald Reagan appointee Frank Easterbook, Bill Clinton appointee Diane P. Wood, and Donald Trump appointee Michael P. Brennan.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
aasilver 11/5/2023 7:34:05 PM (No. 1592620)
I don't have an AR-15 Semi-automatic rifle. BUT this is the camel's nose under the tent.
Their next step is to ban ALL semi-automatic firearms both rifles and semi-automatic hand guns.
Their (Democrats) dream is an unarmed nation where they can 'vote' in a dictator and make our Republic into a communist state.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Mcscow sailor 11/5/2023 7:58:05 PM (No. 1592638)
My understanding of general legal theory is contrary to these three judges…2a is pretty clear, as are Supremes rulings. The careered of these three are now capped.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Venturer 11/5/2023 8:12:27 PM (No. 1592650)
Step by step they are killing the Constitution.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
red1066 11/5/2023 8:18:09 PM (No. 1592656)
U.S. Supreme Court here we come.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
czechlist 11/5/2023 8:20:42 PM (No. 1592658)
"...machine guns were not protected under the Second Amendment..."
of course they are. I know a guy who owns two fully auto Thompson mg and a Browning automatic rifle (BAR).To own a machine gun one must pass a background check and pay a licencing fee. The main deterrent to owning most weapons is the cost.
I laugh when I hear news reports of US delers selling guns to mexican drug cartels. Drug cartels are wealthy and have fully automatic weapons, grenades, airplanes, helicopters, cigarette boats and even small submarines; But they have to buy semiautomatic guns from US dealers?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
TCloud 11/5/2023 8:33:22 PM (No. 1592670)
So I asked my buddy Vern just how long has he been prepped and said since the Days of Slick Willie and the Grand Fathering of his assault weapons ban. Good copy Vern!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 11/5/2023 9:11:24 PM (No. 1592685)
How many Judges in the nation understand long guns, much less handguns?
The "musket" of the American War for Independence is the "AR-15" of today. If anyone claims otherwise then we must ALL go back to the 18th century laws too. It's purely logical.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 11/5/2023 9:24:08 PM (No. 1592695)
Yes, they are ...because they are "arms", and the Supreme Court has already ruled that the 2nd applied to "guns in common use", which, unfortunately, probably leaves out automatic weapons.
With something over 50 million legalAR variants in the hands of law abiding citizens, there is no argument that they are not in common use.
This will be overturned.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Mike22 11/5/2023 9:47:31 PM (No. 1592708)
Who is recommending judges to Republican Presidents? Maybe we should be sure that Federal judges have some basic knowledge of the foundations of our current system. It is pretty clear that many of them just make stuff up (I know, of course they do, they are lawyers). Federal judges need to be tested on the constitution and the federalist and anti-federalist papers before they are allowed to be nominated.If you read these documents it becomes clear that military infantry weapons in common use represent the minimum covered by the second amendment. This would cover the current M-4 a AR-15 type of firearm. Arguments could be made for just about any military weapon since privately owned warships (you know, equipped with cannons and the most powerful weapons system available at the time) and privately owned cannons were used in the conflict. Does that mean tanks and jets should be legal? Full auto weapons. Pretty sure some of the founders would say yes.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/5/2023 10:06:13 PM (No. 1592730)
They aren't PREVENTED by it either. If they get specific, there are many semi-auto rifles that shoot that caliber under a different name. There are at least twice as many AK-47 clones that shoot a heavier round. This country is far beyond the point where three Karens in robes can dictate how we protect ourselves.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 11/5/2023 11:53:00 PM (No. 1592770)
A few weeks back, a 9th circuit judge ruled that the Cali "assault weapon" ban is unconstitutional. Generally, when two circuits are in conflict, SCOTUS steps in to resolve the issue.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
5 handicap 11/6/2023 5:30:24 AM (No. 1592836)
We are not pleased!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Goose 11/6/2023 6:31:39 AM (No. 1592865)
Machineguns are not covered because you cannot bear them? Manila John Basilone begs to differ. On Guadalcanal he picked up a water-cooled Browning M1917A1 machinegun and attacked the Japanese with it. Likewise all of the current SAW gunners.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 11/6/2023 8:12:17 AM (No. 1592939)
Congress has the power to remove every federal court’s jurisdiction except that of the Supreme Court. Therefore, it seems that Congress wants things this way.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DVC 11/6/2023 7:42:42 PM (No. 1593353)
Re #13, they should be OK, but the weak kneed justices wrote "in common use" when defining protected arms, probably specifically to block ful auto weapons.
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