Saturday, June 5, 2021

That's a Win...

...but this is the Ninth Circuit so the en blanc review will probably kill it. Still...
BREAKING: FPC Wins “Assault Weapon” Lawsuit in Historic Victory for Second Amendment Rights
Read the opinion here.
Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. Good for both home and battle, the AR-15 is the kind of versatile gun that lies at the intersection of the kinds of firearms protected under District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) and United States v Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939). Yet, the State of California makes it a crime to have an AR-15 type rifle. Therefore, this Court declares the California statutes to be unconstitutional.

2 comments:

Billll said...

If I'm remembering right, Trumps appointments to the 9th have given us close to a 50-50 chance in an en banc ruling.

kahr40 said...

Amazingly though, a majority of anti gun bigots always ssem to be picked to hear gun cases with the expected result. Funny that.