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At Long Last Love?

FPC LEGAL UPDATE:

Our Snope v. Brown MD "Assault Weapon" Ban Lawsuit has been distributed by SCOTUS for conference next Friday, Feb. 21. pic.twitter.com/SgUcgFn59G
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) February 14, 2025

Conspicuous in Their Absence

(ORDER LIST: 604 U.S.) MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025 [More]

So what’s the deal with Snope and Ocean State…?

Docket Teasers

David Snope, et al., Petitioners v. Anthony G. Brown, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland, et al… Jan 21 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. [More]

Ditto for Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island.

Will they hear either? Can they hear one on semiautos without hearing the other on magazines?

And if we tune in tomorrow, will they again tell us to come back Monday to find out?

Meeting of the Minds

The Supreme Court has agreed to conference the Snope and Ocean State Tactical cases on January 10. Mark Smith, Four Boxes Diner, discusses [Watch]

I guess we’ll see how serious they are.

[Via Jess]

About Today’s Conference

Remember Snope being up for discussion?

Not today:

Dec 11 2024 Rescheduled.

[Via Jess]

Up for Discussion

The case of Snope v. Brown has been distributed for the Supreme Court’s conference for December 13. Previously styled Bianchi v. Brown, the cert petition challenges Maryland’s “assault weapon” prohibition which the Fourth Circuit upheld en banc earlier this year… Now for a deeper dive. [More]

Stephen Halbrook confirms, among other things, what a f-ing idiot “Reagan Republican” Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III is.

[Via Jess]

Asked and Answered

But the Second Amendment isn’t an inkblot on the Constitution. It means something. Can that possibly not include a right to own the gun that claims to be America’s bestselling rifle? [More]

Is it an arm?

Then the right of the people to keep and bear it shall not be infringed.

Anyone who says otherwise is just a liar.

[Via Jess]

An Uncommon Question

I. There is a long-running and intractable dispute in the lower courts over whether the Second Amendment allows the government to ban arms that are in common use by law-abiding citizens. II. Heller clearly teaches that arms in common use by law-abiding citizens cannot be banned. III. This case is an ideal vehicle to resolve this dispute. [More]

What’s to stop “common use” from allowing future developments to be banned?

[Via Jess]

Good Arguments

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Is This the One?

The Supreme Court is back in session as of Monday October 7th and they have a case before them in Snope v. Brown that could end all bans nationwide. This comes from a 4th circuit decision upholding the Maryland ban. [Watch]

There’s a huge difference between “could” and “will.”

Cross your fingers and wish for the best, but don’t invest all your hope.

[Via Jess]

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