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    Gun rights getting a judicial kicking all over the country

    http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/08...ontrol-law.php

    [JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland [official website] on Tuesday upheld two key provisions of the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 [legislative materials] that ban certain types of "assault weapons" and a limit gun magazines to 10 rounds. Judge Catherine Blake found [AP report] that the state's law served the government's legitimate interest in ensuring public safety while not burdening the central Second Amendment right as articulated by the Supreme Court. Opponents of the law had contended that the restrictions were too broad, banning firearms that can be used for self-defense. The court rejected this argument, citing data showing that there was no relevant evidence of residents using an assault weapon or needing to fire more than 10 rounds in self-defense. Also this week, the Office of Maryland Governor Martin O' Malley [official website] announced [press release] that violent crime and property crime in the state has dropped to the lowest rates since 1975, according to 2013 year-end crime data compiled by state police.

    In July the Missouri Supreme Court [official website] announced that they would hear legal challenges [JURIST report] to a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with state gun rights that will appear on the ballot in August. Proposed Constitutional Amendment 5 [text] would ask voters whether to enhance the right to keep and bear arms in the constitution. In June a judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado [official website] upheld [JURIST report] two Colorado statutes that expanded mandatory background checks and banned high capacity magazines. In January a judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut [official website] upheld [JURIST report] the constitutionality of the state's new gun control law [text, PDF], while still acknowledging the Second Amendment [Cornell LII backgrounder] rights of gun owners.

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    These fruitcakes in black are a big part of the problem with the "Just-Us" department...

    Get a rope!

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    “Universal background checks would help Obama establish a universal gun registry.” -- GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt, July 2014

    There have been a lot of gun-related stories in the news recently. For example, a Clinton appointee yesterday upheld Maryland’s draconian gun law, ruling that AR-15s and AK-47 style firearms are not constitutionally protected because they are “dangerous and unusual.”

    Ironically, this judge’s ruling comes at a time when residents in Ferguson, Missouri, are using AR-15s to keep looters from burning down their stores. (See the picture above.)

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    Brady Background Checks a dismal failure


    Another big story that the liberal media pounced on was the death of James Brady last week.

    Brady was critically injured during the failed assassination attempt on President Reagan’s life in 1981. Brady survived the attack and pressed for a background check law that now bears his name.

    While the anti-gun Left claims these Brady background checks have been a success, recent Justice Department reports show otherwise.

    As this graphic shows, only 13 bad guys were actually taken off the streets for illegally trying to buy guns in one year.

    Nevertheless, Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Democrats want to expand background checks to include all gun buyers -- a scheme that would help this administration to establish an illegal gun registry.

    Before departing for their August recess, Senator Reid promised he would schedule an upcoming vote on universal background checks -- perhaps in the early fall.

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