10 judges are nuts.

[ben at bentasker.co.uk (Ben Tasker)]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:37 PM, jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Court rules assault weapons are not protected under Constitution http://dailym.ai/2mmUuqG via http://dailym.ai/android
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I'm no fan of the US's view on firearms, but this makes no sense to me:

'Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protection to the
weapons of war,' wrote Judge Robert King

Wasn't the point in the 2nd to ensure there was a standing militia in case
it was needed in times of War (civil or otherwise). If anything, you'd
think that line of thought would lead to banning weapons with limited
utility at war?

Times change, and all that, but seems odd.



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Ben Tasker
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