Anyone find it ironic that this is the 9th circuit again? I wish we could just drop California into the Europeans laps...they would get along really nicely. They both seem to dig the higher taxes, less rights thing.
-- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, December 6, 2002, 1:22:26 PM, you wrote: LCL> The Post's take on this case: LCL> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15919-2002Dec5.html LCL> Stance on Guns for Individuals Rejected LCL> Court Slaps Down Ashcroft Policy LCL> LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 -- A federal appeals court ruling in defense of LCL> California's ban on assault weapons has rejected a new Justice Department LCL> policy asserting that the Second Amendment affords individuals, not just LCL> state militias, broad rights to own guns. LCL> In a 72-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said LCL> today that Attorney General John D. Ashcroft's policy change, announced LCL> last year, has no legal standing. The ruling conflicts with another federal LCL> appeals court ruling in the 5th Circuit last year that formed the legal LCL> basis for Ashcroft's decision. LCL> At 12:14 PM 12/6/02 -0500, you wrote: >>Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban >> >>Thu Dec 5,10:36 PM ETAdd U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! >> >>By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer >> >>SAN FRANCISCO(AP) - A federal appeals court unanimously upheld >>California's ban on assault weapons Thursday, saying >>individuals had no right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. >> >>"The historical record makes it equally plain that the amendment was not >>adopted in order to afford rights to >>individuals with respect to private gun ownership or possession," Judge >>Stephen Reinhardt wrote in the 9th U.S. Circuit >>Court of Appeals decision. >> >>Weapons owners challenged amendments to a 1989 law that originally >>outlawed 75 high-powered weapons with rapid-fire >>capabilities. The Legislature passed the nation's first law banning such >>weapons after a gunman fired a semiautomatic >>weapon into a Stockton school yard, killing five children and injuring 30. >> >>Following California's lead, several states and the federal government >>passed similar or even stricter bans. >>In 1999, California lawmakers amended the law to ban assault weapons based >>on a host of features instead of specific >>makes and models - a move that outlawed hundreds of so-called copycat >>weapons not clearly defined in the initial law. >> >>"While I respect the rights of Californians to pursue hunting and sports >>shooting, and of law-abiding citizens to >>protect their homes and businesses, there is no need for these military >>style weapons to be on the streets in our >>state," said Bill Lockyer, >>California's attorney general. >> >>The National Rifle Association said it was disappointed with the ruling. >> >>"From an organizational standpoint, for 131 years we've been standing >>steadfastly to protect the freedoms of all law >>abiding Americans and stand steadfastly that the Second Amendment is an >>individual right and will continue to do so," >>said NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam. >> >>Arulanandam said it was too early to tell what the effects of the decision >>would be. >> >>Attorneys for the suing gun owners did not immediately return phone calls >>Thursday. >> >> LCL> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
