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.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Then do paintball.

    Guns, particularly handguns and AR-15s are specifically designed to kill humans. Do you really need someone to walk you through why that’s different than sewing or riding bikes?

    If you’re not even capable of understanding why your need to have instruments of death in order to have “fun” isn’t more important than other peoples’ lives and safety, then you have no place in modern society and should remove yourself and go live in the woods or something.

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      Have you ever driven a car?

      Shame on you if you have. Some of those have been designed and used to kill people.

      How dare you. Go live in the woods!

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        If you honestly don’t know the difference between a car and a gun and what their purposes are, then I don’t know what to tell you.

        Honestly I believe you’re smart enough to understand, so either you’re being disingenuous, or you’re just refusing to allow yourself to go there because you’ve centered your entire personality around instruments of death.

        Cars are designed to kill people? Consumer vehicles? Lol right… Do better.

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      4 days ago

      Guns… are specifically dedigned to kill people

      Damn, dude! Better not learn about HEMA or fencing. Shit may give you an aneurism.