The US Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that Maryland’s ban on ARs and similar guns was constitutional. This despite an earlier decision from the Fourth District Court of Appeals affirming the same decision was vacated by the US Supreme Court in June 2022. The Supremes remanded the case back to the Fourth for a “re-do” and they re-did it alright. They doubled down on stupid.
Here’s a link to the decision.
What’s more, in the footnotes on the decision, we see how the anti-gun judges played games with the case.
Mark Smith over at Four Boxes Diner has more on that revelation from one of the dissents. (And I apologized I didn’t pick this up sooner, but his titles are always so click-baity that I’ve stopped watching his stuff regularly… Tip for Mark… filing a brief is not “breaking news”.)
Why is this relevant to us in Illinois?
Because the Fourth is using the same “Kissing Cousins” test the Seventh (wrongly) used in ruling against us last fall in our challenge to the Illinois gun and magazine ban. And I guarantee you the Seventh will mention this in their next crack at our challenge here in Illinois, using it to legitimize their legal insurrection against the rule of law and the US Supreme Court.
Oh how wonderful it would be if SCOTUS would stop with the “hand it back to the lower court so they can re do it and maybe get it right this time” bullshit. Over and over again you see liberal filth activist judges going against Bruen so they can appease their fellow freedom haters. They know they can kick the can down the road and keep our rights on hold another year or so. I know SCOTUS doesn’t want to break tradition or get involved in interlocutory cases but do they not realize rights are being denied as the games continue ?
I don’t know you but some of these LD class-like GSL members who “Back the Blue” are OK with this sort of treatment. Afterall, some people are just fine being treated like and called a subject. It’s almost as if they get off on being harmed like some form of BDSM. They tend to be miserable all the time and value elements of the government over themselves. Perhaps it’s because they are in the wrong country. North Korea is a better place for anyone who wants to be a SUBJECT.
Wow if you think Mark Smith’s titles are clickbaity what do you think about that fat inarticulate unintelligible lawyer – the armed lawyer or whatever his moniker is – on youtube?
Every single one of his titles is a lie. Not just clickbait but an utter lie. As a lawyer he should be sanctioned for his utter lying in pursuit of youtube ad revenue.
I gave up watching him at all because he never has anything novel to say.
Then why bring it/him up in your pathetic post, “kenny-boy”, you mal-content moron?
So what type of penalty will be imposed against this type of judicial malpractice (an intentional depravation of a civil right) in the instant case and going forward? Will the individual jurists, the chief circuit judge, or the entire panel face sanctioning? Will any or all be suspended from from hearing second amendment cases for a period of time or for lifetime? Oh, and don’t forget there are 12 other federal circuit courts of appeal to be held accountable as well.
So what type of penalty will be imposed against the ones enforcing this decision? You know, the police! Oh never mind, cops can get away with murdering innocent people and the Republican apologists boot lickers will come to the rescue in addition to their qualified immunity and Blue Wall of Silence. Go ahead Kevin and blame the courts or democrats. It’s what far too many gun owners tend to do, blame everyone except who’s the actual boots on the ground causing material harm on the public.
You are talking about 18 U.S. Code § 241, Conspiracy Against Rights. Failure to blame cops for this violation is like blaming forks and spoons for getting fat. You republican cop worshipers are oblivious to how democrat you actually are. It takes an individual’s decision to make something happen so you can’t blame the fork or say “just doing their job” crap. The INDIVIUDAL chose this!
If we lived in an accountability-based society, you and I otherwise known as WE THE PEOPLE would be able to get justice against any cop that violates 18 U.S. Code § 241, Conspiracy Against Rights. So suppose officer so and so that is GOP-supported whether they murder innocent kids or not uses this 4th Circuit decision and takes an AR-15 owner hostage, that CITIZEN should be able to do the following: “Now former Officer X, you are under citizen’s arrest for violating my civil rights. You will immediately remove your weapons, badge and radio and hand them to me. You have NO right to remain silent as you will answer any and all questions honestly and at the risk of perjury, you have NO right to an attorney given you are the government and thus have zero claim to sovereign immunity, anything you say can and will be held against you but not for you in a court of law without politically charged judges, additionally, anything you say will be posted online along with your face picture and home address like any other serious criminal like a sex offender and given to the state legislature for review and further legislative action against an abusive profession.” Perhaps GSL1598 can give me a list of “small government” republicans what are willing to give back WE THE PEOPLE this kind of power to control our own government! I’ll be waiting!
Hey Jboch, do you know where I can find any Illinois-based gun rights organizations? All I can find are counterfeit front groups that ask for donations from gullible gun owners then turn around and write red flag laws, negotiate our rights away or support and even defend gun control enforcement agencies – like all of them.
Vote democRAT, Tranny-Travis, just like you do when you vote in your depends full of excrement, you stink up this site every time you post your lies, go to your dummycRAT underground where you will be greeted with open arms (just not firearms), a$$hole, you and your bi-polar self “moron-Mary” will fit in there with your “tranny-ness”
Tranny-Travis-Mary, why don’t you just start your very own anti-republican, pro-tranny/in-depends democRAT supporting firearm-Rights web page and you and your bi-polar/tranny self, moron-Mary, can operate it just as you very well want to and those of us that you try to denigrate with every pile of manure you post won’t have to disregard your foul odor piles of word manure you continually post here.
Just a suggestion, start your own blog and you can/will fill it up with your foul opinions and with your very own posts praising yourself and your bi-polar self, moron-Mary, and you won’t be bothered with those of us you despise.
Travis you were spot on in another comment about GSL members being like they are in an LD class. Just look at the comments here. You come out against gun control enforcement and they literally call you a democRAT. If it’s not that it’s Gipper’s Ghost claiming “nonsense” when you speak out against violations of our rights. I know it feels good to tell the truth to people that don’t want to hear it but dude, this isn’t the smartest bunch. Some people enjoy operating at lower IQ levels. They don’t have to realize they’ve been used and lied to all this time by fake friends and joined advocacy groups that undermine their own stated purpose so they can continue asking for donations. “With your $25 we’ll win next time”
I’m OK with red flag laws. I’m OK with our rights getting negotiated away just for a seat at the table. I’m OK with police ruining people’s lives and getting away with murder. I’m OK with my GOP elected officials throwing me under the bus in favor of the gun control enforcers of Pritzker’s agenda. I AM A REPUBLICAN!
I’m OK with red flag laws. I’m OK with our rights getting negotiated away just for a seat at the table. I’m OK with police ruining people’s lives and getting away with murder. I’m OK with my GOP elected officials throwing me under the bus in favor of the gun control enforcers of Pritzker’s agenda. I AM A REAL TRANNY IN DEPENDS!!! AND I ALWAYS SMELL LIIKE REAL POOP!!!!
This case will be before the USSC in the spring session 2025. By June of 2025 all of this gun banning bullshit is done nationwide. The IL cases will be used to challenge the magazine bans, parts bans, etc….
This is a shame we have to wait; rights delayed are rights denied but this is coming to a full stop for the democrat, communist, but I repeat myself ass-clowns. 4th Appellate f’d up ! I was sure the ass-clown tyrants would hold this decision and drag this nonsense to doomsday.