Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Openly Carrying Guns in Public

[RicInOR]

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Openly Carrying Guns in Public: The ruling also rejects an "assault weapon" ban, caliber restrictions for long guns, a heavy handgun tax, and registration requirements.

" "The individual right to armed self-defense in case of confrontation...cannot be regulated into oblivion," declared Ramona Manglona, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands."

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"Manglona emphasizes that she is upholding "the individual's right to carry and transport an operable handgun openlyfor self-defense outside the home" (emphasis added). That's because the "traditional limitations" she mentions include bans on concealed weapons. As the Supreme Court noted in Heller, "the majority of the 19th-century courts to consider the question held that prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons were lawful under the Second Amendment or state analogues." Although the open carrying of guns may clash with contemporary sensibilities, it is the mode of publicly bearing arms that is most clearly protected by the Second Amendment."



<political> Ramona Manglona for SCOTUS </political>

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[RicInOR]

Back when the ban was announced:
Taxing $1,000 per Gun Became a Reality in One U.S. Territory — and Some Worry It Could Spread


Last Handgun Ban in the U.S. Struck Down



https://www.northwestfirearms.com/search/4366792/?q=Mariana&t=post&o=date&g=1

 

[ChiefStealth]

So, this was a case in the Mariana islands??

 

[bolus]

So, this was a case in the Mariana islands??

interesting that such important legislation is coming from a tiny island that does not even have addresses and has a sea cucumber preserve. Plus its a 17 hour flight away.

 

[wired]

"Although the open carrying of guns may clash with contemporary sensibilities, it is the mode of publicly bearing arms that is most clearly protected by the Second Amendment."


Damn straight.

 

[Slobray]

On one hand it's a good win for gun owners, on the other, it's still a loss:

she upheld the commonwealth's licensing requirement for gun buyers, mainly because it goes beyond federal law by "requiring background checks for all aspiring gun owners," and not just those who purchase their firearms from federally licensed dealers.

Since the commonwealth anti's lost their "$1,000 tax" and registration, they'll just make the citizens get a license for each gun they want to buy at $1,000 a pop. Of course each license will have to have the type of firearm and serial # on it.

She also upheld the commonwealth's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, saying it probably would not have much impact on self-defense and might reduce deaths in mass shootings.

Forget you very much 9th Circus.


Ray