PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Federal 4th Circuit Court Strikes Down Maryland's Assault Weapon and Magazine Bans
Date: 02/4/2016
In remarkable fashion the Breaking News is The 4th Circuit Federal Court struck down the Maryland Assault Weapon & Magazine Ban today. Perhaps the most startling part of this is the use of the concept of 'strict scrutiny' in evaluating Maryland's misfit law. The potential far reaching implications of this cannot be overstated.
Please see the comments from the lawsuit below and savor a moment of rare clarity from the Federal Courts!
"In our view, Maryland law implicates the core protection of the Second Amendment—'the right of law-abiding responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and home,' District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 635 (2008), and we are compelled by Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010), as well as our own precedent in the wake of these decisions, to conclude that the burden is substantial and strict scrutiny is the applicable standard of review for Plaintiffs’ Second Amendment claim." With that, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Maryland’s “assault weapon” and “large capacity” magazine bans Governor Martin O’Malley (above) rammed through after Newtown.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/02/daniel-zimmerman/388504/
http://bearingarms.com/ruling-marylands-assault-weapons-case-gut-gun-control-nationwide/
