Supreme Court allows AR-15 ban in this state
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The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on AR-15 semi-automatic rifles under the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines under the Second Amendment.

The decision, a major win for gun safety advocates, leaves in place a ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that the state may constitutionally prohibit sale and possession of the weapons.

The state legislation, enacted in 2013 after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, specifically targets the AR-15 – the most popular rifle in America with 20-30 million in circulation. They are legal in 41 of the 50 states.

  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
    42·
    2 days ago

    Nice strawman. Regulation is not the same thing as banning. You shouldnt be able to buy guns so easily.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
      13·
      2 days ago

      Regulation? Seriously?

      I can have a drone equipped with a fiber optic cable and a jar of not napalm ready to use on some random nobody for about a thousand bucks. Up that price a little bit and I can not only increase the range — I can just fucking make thermite, use the drone to set a whole neighborhood on fire.

      Should we regulate red iron oxide because I’ve put the spectre of drone warfare into your mind? Do you have any idea how dumb it is to be fixated on guns?

      • pahlimur@lemmy.world
        21·
        2 days ago

        Just checking the thread… but holy fuck you are weirdly obsessed with drones and thermite. I responded to you elsewhere and I want to make it more clear. I have the education and skills required to design and build the things you are acting like you know about. Even though I have the credentials, I hate flexing them in this capacity.

        You are sort of useless from a short reading of your comments. Bring something to the table before arguing about things you don’t understand.

        • Jax@sh.itjust.works
          22·
          2 days ago

          And you’re advocating for a fascist government seizing individual firearms. Let me think, for a second, how much I give a shit about your opinions… nope, I don’t.

          Edit: ad hominem after ad hominem, looks like someone’s a fascist afraid to get shot

          • pahlimur@lemmy.world
            12·
            2 days ago

            Falacy falacy is why i include small insults. Leaning on a fallacy is what stupid people do when they don’t have anything to stand on.