Fridayās appeals court ruling in the New Jersey case goes further than a July 2024 ruling from a federal judge, who said that the stateās ban on AR-15s specifically was unconstitutional but upheld the provision barring larger magazines.
The third US circuit court of appeals said on Friday in its opinion that the stateās ban on all semiautomatic rifles it deems to be āassault firearmsā and its restriction on ālarge capacity ammunition magazinesā were unconstitutional.
New Jerseyās attorney general, Jennifer Davenport, a Democrat whose office defended the law, told the Associated Press that the decision is āas unfortunate as it is legally incorrectā.
āGotta maximize the body count of school childrenā
-These judges, probably
Access to guns is part of that right to freedom in the US. None of what I listed infringes on someone elseās freedom.
Forced institution is against ones fourth amendment rights. Which is what you advocated for as a solution.
Itās a necessary evil, and it shouldnāt be indefinite or a permanent black mark. Itās definitely a difficult line. The current laws are too restrictive that warning signs canāt be acted upon until itās too late. Previous laws were far to easy to get someone committed indefinitely with no oversight. We can get closer to a better balance where a 24-72 hour hold could actually be done before someone is holding a gun at a mall or a school. That hold could also be completely sealed so no one could use it against a person.
Ok, well banning guns is a necessary evil then too