Friday, February 5, 2016

Breaking Victory: Federal Court of Appeals Overturns Decision

OFF THE WIRE
Breaking Victory: Federal Court of Appeals Overturns Decision that Incorrectly
Upheld Bans on So-called “Assault Weapons” and “Large Capacity” Magazines!!!
This Maryland "Assault Weapons" case is a HUGE win for all of us!
Court of Appeals Docket #: 14-1945 Docketed: 09/11/2014Nature of Suit: 3950…

Federal court to hear arguments on Maryland gun-control law
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal appeals court has set oral arguments over the constitutionality of a Maryland law banning 45 assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled arguments in the matter for March 24.
In a filing Friday, gun-rights advocates say the law violates the Second Amendment and that a federal judge in Baltimore erred when she upheld the law last summer.
Brian Frosh, Maryland’s newly sworn-in attorney general and chief sponsor of the law while a state senator, tells The Daily Record (http://bit.ly/1KXIHHr ) that the law passes constitutional muster to protect public safety.
The law bans 45 assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Maryland lawmakers approved the sweeping legislation in 2013 in response to the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Information from: The Daily Record of Baltimore, http://www.mddailyrecord.com