The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the ATF's final rule banning bump stock type devices. The stay applies only to the case's named appellants, of which, fortunately, I am one. You can be as well by joining the Firearms Policy Foundation by way of a tax-deductible donation. The Court has further clarified that all members of the named membership associations are included. Upon further appeal, SCOTUS didn't allow for the stay to be applied nationwide and we await the Circuit Court's final decision (the case is being expedited).
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals did what??? Yeah, it upheld a stay on California's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds and sent the case back to District Court for consideration on the merits after receiving the Circuit Court's guidance. The District Court has now ruled that magazines are legally defined as "arms" because a firearm cannot function without it, and they are therefore protected by the 2nd Amendment. Finally, some common sense related to gun laws, and from a surprising source, to boot.
These are the sorts of rulings you'd expect when the Courts appropriately apply heightened judicial scrutiny to cases involving Constitutionally-protected civil rights.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals did what??? Yeah, it upheld a stay on California's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds and sent the case back to District Court for consideration on the merits after receiving the Circuit Court's guidance. The District Court has now ruled that magazines are legally defined as "arms" because a firearm cannot function without it, and they are therefore protected by the 2nd Amendment. Finally, some common sense related to gun laws, and from a surprising source, to boot.
These are the sorts of rulings you'd expect when the Courts appropriately apply heightened judicial scrutiny to cases involving Constitutionally-protected civil rights.
