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Federal court strikes down New Jersey ban on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2026
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quack quack quack quack. we had an assault weapons ban in the 90s and when they let it expire, the number of mass shootings skyrocketed and it became the number one choice for kid murder. you can piss and moan about how "an m16 is a classic american rifle" and mewl about magazines, and entirely ignore the actual history.
until we dx citizen's united, it's a rather pointless exercise as the NRA is willing to spend so much russian money in our elections.
nah. we just need a court that understands the full fucking text of the 2a instead of a portion.
Lol
At what point in this conversation have I ever pissed and moaned about the M-16 being a classic American rifle or complained about magazine capacity? At what point did I ever deny or disparage the effectiveness of the 90's Federal ban?
And you'll get that court about the time you get rid of Citizen's United. But why not at least encourage lawmakers to get rid of the low hanging fruit that give them an easy excuse to strike new gun laws down and force the lobbyists to spend more of that money to defeat it?
Or you can blame people for pointing out obvious flaws in these policies and accuse those people of arguing for standpoints they've never held...
Take whatever approach you think is most effective.