The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away another challenge to a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on devices called “bump stocks” that enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a machine gun. The justices declined to review an appeal by a group of firearms dealers and individuals in Minnesota, Texas and Kentucky after a lower court rejected their argument that the government had violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment “takings clause” by effectively taking their private property without just compensation. [More]
As noted before, all the High Court needs to do to let tyranny stand is…nothing.
And thanks again, Donald.
[Via Jess]
The U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment “takings clause” was probably the wrong approach. They should have argued that an executive branch agency cannot make new law. Only congress can make laws.