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BumRushDaShow

(142,386 posts)
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 03:39 PM Oct 30

Federal appeals court rejects challenge to capital's ban on 'extra large capacity magazines'

Source: Law & Crime

Oct 30th, 2024, 12:49 pm


A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the District of Columbia’s ban on extra large capacity magazines.

A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against four gun owners who argued that they needed magazines that hold up to 17 bullets for self-defense.

U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett, a Barack Obama appointee, and Senior Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg, a Ronald Reagan appointee, sided with the district, while U.S. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, a Donald Trump appointee, dissented.

Under Washington, D.C., law, it is a felony to possess what is called an “extra large capacity magazine” — one capable of holding more than 10 rounds. Gun owners Andrew Hanson, Tyler Yzaguirre, Nathan Chaney, and Eric Klun raised a Second Amendment challenge to the law and argued that they have magazines that exceed the legal capacity and would use their magazines for lawful purposes, including self-defense, if the law was not in effect.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-appeals-court-rejects-challenge-to-capitals-ban-on-extra-large-capacity-magazines/



Link to RULING (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25259965-dc-circuit-gun-ruling?responsive=1&title=1

Link to RULING (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25259965/dc-circuit-gun-ruling.pdf
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Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

sarisataka

(21,001 posts)
3. Um, they left the ban in place
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 03:52 PM
Oct 30

Are you suggesting someone should shoot up the Supreme Court (who wasn't ruling on this?)

Response to sarisataka (Reply #3)

GB_RN

(3,157 posts)
4. They Need Them For Self Defense?
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:28 PM
Oct 30

Who the fuck are they worried about attacking them, such that they need extra capacity magazines? Brigades of Ukrainian Nazis*? Or are they just that shitty at aiming a gun properly?

*Tongue in cheek comment, as I would suspect that these guys probably think Russia is the good guy in that fight.🙄🤦‍♂️

orleans

(34,968 posts)
8. in answer to your question
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 10:01 PM
Oct 30

Who the fuck are they worried about attacking them, such that they need extra capacity magazines?




BlueKota

(3,658 posts)
15. They're afraid the "deep state," and the 'gubment"
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 07:54 AM
Oct 31

are coming to get them. I got news for them. If the "gubment" really wants them dead, they're are going to end up dead sooner or later. The military can kill terrorists leaders hiding in underground caves with bombs dropped by drones. They have trained snipers, tanks etc. Do the home weapons hoarders really think they are going to be able to fight back with just rifles even assault ones?

cstanleytech

(27,012 posts)
6. If they haven't hit what they were aiming at by the 10th round the odds are their already dead so 7 more helps how?
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:48 PM
Oct 30

Well, other than helping to give the person that killed you a smile along with some free ammo.

Jack Valentino

(1,327 posts)
7. GOOD! An extra-large magazine is NOT a gun, so the 2nd Amendment
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 09:48 PM
Oct 30

does not apply.

If you aren't capable of effectively defending yourself with 10 rounds,
you have no business owning the gun.

Jack Valentino

(1,327 posts)
12. And nobody is prohibited from having a second 10-round magazine....
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 10:20 PM
Oct 30

but maybe they don't know how to reload their gun, either...

LiberalArkie

(16,505 posts)
13. I can see their logic. How likely is a Democratic leaning population going to shoot up Republican politicians? vs
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 06:50 AM
Oct 31

Republican leaning population shooting up Democratic politicians? A win/win for the Republican judges.

BlueKota

(3,658 posts)
17. Question:
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:18 AM
Oct 31

If heaven forbid he wins wouldn't their beloved Donny ,the want to be dictator, take away their assault rifles anyway, because, if he disappoints them,they might eventually turn against him?

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