FPC LEGAL UPDATE:
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) February 14, 2025
Our Snope v. Brown MD "Assault Weapon" Ban Lawsuit has been distributed by SCOTUS for conference next Friday, Feb. 21. pic.twitter.com/SgUcgFn59G
Tag: Snope v. Brown
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
About Today’s Conference
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
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]