Court Dismisses "Heller II" Case: D.C. Gun Registration, "Assault Weapon" Ban, and "L
Today, District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, dismissed Heller v. District of Columbia, NRA's case challenging D.C.'s prohibitive firearm registration requirements, and its bans on "assault weapons" and "large capacity ammunition feeding devices." Mr. Heller was, of course, lead plaintiff in District of Columbia v. Heller, decided by the Supreme Court in 2008.
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I like that. MGs can be banned because they are "not commonly owned". Ya think the ban may have something to do with that? Idiots.
The sentiment expressed by the judge that governmental interests supercede a natural right affirmed by the Second Amendment was likewise "likeable." Tools!
I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."
The thing I don't get here is, the Judge took up a position in the Heller dissenting opinion and used it as his basis for a decision in this case. I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me the dissenting opinion is the losers opinion and the majority's opinion is the one that counts as precedent. Otherwise, what would be the point of a SCOTUS decision if the lower courts were free to ignore the majority decision like this guy did?
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