NEW: Florida v Weston (FL state court): Florida appeals court reverses trial court judge that struck down many of the state's firearm preemption law penalties in 2019. 1dca.org/content/downlo…
"We hold that the statutory penalty provisions disputed on appeal are valid and enforceable."
"Lest we overlook the fundamentally important broader context in which the present issues arise, we observe that, implicitly, Appellees sought to test the boundaries of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution..."
"Before we conclude, we note that both sides have failed to challenge on appeal some of the trial court’s rulings adverse to them."
"We hold that neither discretionary-function nor legislative immunity shields local governments and officials from the challenged statutes. We hold that these statutes are valid and enforceable. We reverse the judgment on appeal as stated herein."
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The DC Court of Appeals reversed a lower court today when it found that an officer from the city's Gun Recovery Unit did not receive consent before finding a handgun during a warrantless search of the appellant's satchel: dccourts.gov/sites/default/…
"Denton said he was particularly concerned that Hawkins might have a gun because Denton’s unit had 'recovered many firearms' from satchels that summer."
"We just want to make sure everything is cool and nobody has any illegal firearms.”
"Predictably, the killer used a semi-automatic handgun, a type of weapon the vast majority of civilians don’t need and which is far too easy to obtain in this country." nypost.com/2021/04/06/gun…
"The people who moo along with these talking points, which ultimately trace back to the $62 billion gun industry and profit-protecting astroturf lobbies, all seem to be under the impression that their claims are unanswerable."
“'Our Constitution explicitly protects gun ownership.' Sort of. What it protects is the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of membership in a well-regulated militia."
"But holding that a constitutional right exists while then going on to eviscerate that right is indefensible, and being willing to assume that a constitutional right exists because that assumption makes no difference is arguably worse."
"But if New York has gotten away with suppressing constitutional rights because it has obscured the suppression with discretionary standards, rather than forthright rules, that too is a reason to grant review."
"At the outset, it must be noted that despite being named as a defendant in the caption of the Complaint, there is no actual cause of action alleged against the National Rifle Association of America, Inc."
"Plaintiff’s Complaint contains allegations regarding events that post-date the incident and have no relevance to the incident."
"...that Colt may have sold a model of an AR-15 rifle with a bayonet lug (despite no allegation that the Subject Rifle had a bayonet lug or that it has any relevance to the claims in the Complaint)... clearly have no bearing on the causes of action set forth in the Complaint..."