Maryland in trouble still

[Jessie]

I see where the appeals court, 4th district, has upheld Marylands ban on "assault weapons" and more than 10 round magazines.
Ruling was 10-4. Bad news.
I imagine this will get to the the Supreme Court. All the more reason for constitutional judges.

 

[Whitwabit]

Assault Weapons Not Protected

Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules in a 10 to 4 Ruling ..

Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules - NBC News

 

[franzas]

The real issue is "assault weapons." It is a made-up term, designed to scare people by liberal gun grabbers.

Just wait for our new SC judge.

 

[Arik]

The real issue is "assault weapons." It is a made-up term, designed to scare people by liberal gun grabbers.

Just wait for our new SC judge.

It's no so much a made up term (assault rifles) as it is used wrong.

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[TANKLEGACY]

If it isnt fully automatic...then its not an "assault rifle"....

And if you are a civilian with a fully automatic weapon...you either are rich as hell(cost around $14,000 for a worn out automatic rifle) and procured it properly with all the paperwork...or ....you have it illegally.

 

[franzas]

It's no so much a made up term (assault rifles) as it is used wrong.

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2 points:

1. If I beat you over the head with a hammer, I would be charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Is a hammer now an assault weapon?

2. 'Assault weapon' is redundant. Anything you assault someone with is a weapon, whether it is a firearm or the aforementioned hammer. In MY opinion, the term 'weapon' implies assault. If it's not being used for malicious purposes (i.e. assault), then it is a tool. My shotgun is a hunting tool, my J frames are self-defense tools, my wrenches are mechanic's tools, etc. The minute I decide to start shooting people outside the law or beating people with wrenches, feel free to refer to my firearms and other tools as weapons or assault weapons. Until then, I prefer to call them tools. They are inanimate objects incapable of assaulting anyone without human interaction. 'Assault weapon' is a pointless term, unjustly applied to firearms in order to instill fear into the weak-minded.

 

[i1afli]

So now all they have to do is "classify" something as an assault weapon and it's no longer protected.
Your Ruger 10/22 is about to become a weapon of war.

 

[franzas]

So now all they have to do is "classify" something as an assault weapon and it's no longer protected.
Your Ruger 10/22 is about to become a weapon of war.

It's not about guns, it's about control.

 

[wheelgunguy]

Why would a bunch of revolutionaries that just won a war against a military super power think that the citizenry should have long guns somewhere close to the military's?

 

[WCCPHD]

What is scary is that the Fourth Circuit is traditionally one of the more conservative appeals courts.

 

[BB57]

The term "assault weapon" just represents more drift in terminology.

An "assault rifle" was a fully automatic carbine or rifle firing a intermediate cartridge.

The media applied that term to the AR-15 semi-automatic rifles and carbines and to a whole host of other "military style" semi-automatic rifles and carbines.

At some point the press made them sound more evil by calling them "assault weapons".

The court in this has further sowed confusion referring the semi-automatic rifles and carbines banned in MD as "weapons of war".

"Weapon of war"? I have a P.08 Luger, a Walther P-38, an 1895 Nagant, a Victory Model, a No 4 Mk II Lee Enfield, a P-17 Enfield, a 1903A1, a 1903A3, a 1911A1, and an L66A1 that are all legitimate "weapons of war" that are also legal to own in MD. Go figure.

I also have a couple of 12 plus pound heavy barrel varmint AR-15s, an 11 pound AR-15 service match rifle and a dedicated .22LR AR-15 none of which anyone would ever consider taking to war, but that are not legal in MD, because they violate some arbitrary definition of "assault weapon", and now apparently "weapon of war".

 

[Flattop5]

An "assault weapon" is a fully-automatic machine gun. If you don't own one, then this bogus court ruling doesn't apply to you.

Pay no attention to silly judges behind the bench. Think free, be free.



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[shell627]

The main difference between.Assault weapon and defense weapon is how they are used.

 

[triaxle]

We need to Vote them out the door again .

 

[chud333]

If it isnt fully automatic...then its not an "assault rifle"....

And if you are a civilian with a fully automatic weapon...you either are rich as hell(cost around $14,000 for a worn out automatic rifle) and procured it properly with all the paperwork...or ....you have it illegally.

Or the BATF approved slide-fire or bump-fire stock...

Those Evil black rifles !!


Chuck

 

[growr]

An Assault Weapon is anything that is pointed at ME or my loved ones!!

Randy

 

[franzas]

The term "assault weapon" just represents more drift in terminology.

An "assault rifle" was a fully automatic carbine or rifle firing a intermediate cartridge.

The media applied that term to the AR-15 semi-automatic rifles and carbines and to a whole host of other "military style" semi-automatic rifles and carbines.

At some point the press made them sound more evil by calling them "assault weapons".

The court in this has further sowed confusion referring the semi-automatic rifles and carbines banned in MD as "weapons of war".

"Weapon of war"? I have a P.08 Luger, a Walther P-38, an 1895 Nagant, a Victory Model, a No 4 Mk II Lee Enfield, a P-17 Enfield, a 1903A1, a 1903A3, a 1911A1, and an L66A1 that are all legitimate "weapons of war" that are also legal to own in MD. Go figure.

I also have a couple of 12 plus pound heavy barrel varmint AR-15s, an 11 pound AR-15 service match rifle and a dedicated .22LR AR-15 none of which anyone would ever consider taking to war, but that are not legal in MD, because they violate some arbitrary definition of "assault weapon", and now apparently "weapon of war".

spot-on.

"Assault rifle" was strictly a class of firearms used by militaries. Not a legal definition. You're right about the press (and at the time, the clinton admin) creating this new class of firearms based on cosmetics, that are somehow more "deadly." And now this "weapon of war" is just a further arbitrary way to attempt to delegitimize common semiautomatic rifles.

Sad more than anything.

 

[TANKLEGACY]

The main difference between.Assault weapon and defense weapon is how they are used.

Actually the main difference is.. if the rifle has fully automatic capabilities

 

[snuffy51]

"Assault Weapon" is a term invented by people that don't have anything else to do except to mess with honest folks. Besides, they are hard to hide in your britches.

 

[rwsmith]

Opposite of...

2 points:

1. If I beat you over the head with a hammer, I would be charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Is a hammer now an assault weapon?

2. 'Assault weapon' is redundant. Anything you assault someone with is a weapon, whether it is a firearm or the aforementioned hammer. In MY opinion, the term 'weapon' implies assault. If it's not being used for malicious purposes (i.e. assault), then it is a tool. My shotgun is a hunting tool, my J frames are self-defense tools, my wrenches are mechanic's tools, etc. The minute I decide to start shooting people outside the law or beating people with wrenches, feel free to refer to my firearms and other tools as weapons or assault weapons. Until then, I prefer to call them tools. They are inanimate objects incapable of assaulting anyone without human interaction. 'Assault weapon' is a pointless term, unjustly applied to firearms in order to instill fear into the weak-minded.

It is opposite to a defensive weapon, which is what we and police carry. When the 'assault weapon' was created it was designed to aid in an attack by crack troops on an enemy as opposed to the 'service rifle' and by definition, had full auto capability. They were so effective, it was decided to arm nearly ALL the troops with one as a standard weapon. The types of war also evolved to where the assault rifle became much more useful than a long 'service rifle',