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The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines under the Second Amendment.

The decision, a major win for gun safety advocates, leaves in place a ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that the state may constitutionally prohibit sale and possession of the weapons.

The state legislation, enacted in 2013 after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, specifically targets the AR-15 -- the most popular rifle in America with 20-30 million in circulation. They are legal in 41 of the 50 states.

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[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That seems like an awfully fringe and roundabout improvement for a law that ruins the fun for everyone else. But I guess this is the flip side of the same leadership that's engineered a society in which so many people decide to be mass murderers in the first place.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That seems like an awfully fringe and roundabout improvement for a law that ruins the fun for everyone else.

Ruining the fun? That seems to be an incredibly weak argument for gun proliferation. I can see an argument for strong 2nd Amendment proponents as the Constitution grants rights and freedoms, and restrictions on those granted in the Constitution could be a pathway to a bad place. However, I can also see an argument that the evolution of firearms has outpaced our society's safe use of modern firearms and that the freedom of victims of gun violence are also having their even stronger Constitutional rights restricted and spirit of our nation with the Declaration's "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". In this conversation I'm not advocating a position either way, but I can see the valid arguments on both sides.

In neither one of those is "ruining" the fun" even a fraction of a thought to consider. You do you though.

Have a good night.

[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ruining the fun? That seems to be an incredibly weak argument for gun proliferation.

Why, you have an issue with fun? You have an issue with a society where everyone can pursue their hobbies to the fullest extent, and find enjoyment in them? Do you not think it's possible to provide responsible restrictions on firearms in a way that doesn't prevent one from going out into the woods on a weekend with friends to merely enjoy nerding out on the intersection of machining and marksmanship? More importantly, do you not find it justified to argue for rights from the goal of having a good time? Fun isn't covered in the constitution per se but I think this falls under the old "If I can't dance, I don't want to be a part of your revolution".

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 week ago

for a law that ruins the fun for everyone else

Yeah, firearms have been the top cause of death of children in the US for years, but wouldn't want to ruin the fun for you.

And before that it was cars, Detroit just had better lobbyists and didn't use them to shelter Russian intelligence assets. Cars continue to get larger, faster, heavier, and with higher raised bumpers because fuck pedestrians.

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