Other State MA Supreme Ct: stun guns have 2A protection

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The Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned a state ban on the possession of stun guns. It grudgingly came to that conclusion in this case after being spanked by the US Supreme Court in a previous decision (Caetano) where it had ruled the ban was constitutional in part because stun guns didn't exist when the 2A was written. LOL.

Article: Massachusetts top court declares stun gun ban unconstitutional

Actual court decision: Ramirez v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-060-18)

Video of Oral Arguments: http://www.suffolk.edu/sjc/pop.php?csnum=SJC_12340

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Didn't SCOTUS already slap down MA's stun gun ban in Caetano v. Massachusetts?

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-10078_aplc.pdf
Caetano v. Massachusetts - Wikipedia


Ray

 

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Yep -- it's pretty clear that without the Caetano smack-down, the MA court would have done the same -- the opinion reads sort of like "Sorry guys, we tried to uphold the total ban, even wanted to legislate from the bench, but our hands are tied so please write some ridiculously restrictive legislation as soon as you can."