mauserme Posted March 23, 2019 at 01:19 PM Share Posted March 23, 2019 at 01:19 PM https://www.cbs19news.com/content/news/Federal-judge-rules-stun-gun-ban-is-unconstitutional-507554691.html Federal judge rules stun gun ban is unconstitutional By CHRIS CAROLA - Associated Press | Updated: Sat 1:18 AM, Mar 23, 2019 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state's ban on personal ownership of stun guns is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday in the latest in a series of court decisions that have led to the loosening of restrictions on the weapons in several states. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by Matthew Avitabile, of Schoharie County, New York, who said he wanted to buy a stun gun for self-defense in his rural upstate home. His lawyers argued that New York's longstanding ban on civilian ownership of stun guns violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge David Hurd agreed. ... Illinois' Supreme Court made a similar stun gun ruling Thursday, deciding in favor of two men charged with carrying the weapons. In New Jersey, a resident and the New Jersey Second Amendment Society sued the state in 2016 after Taser International declined his order for a Taser Pulse model because the state bans the sale of such merchandise. The following year the state's attorney general conceded the state's ban on electronic arms is unconstitutional. A Massachusetts court struck down that state's stun gun ban last year, also ruling that banning civilian possession of the weapons violates the U.S. Constitution's right to bear arms. "After that, the domino fell in the right way, and the rest of these cases became much more likely" to end with state bans overturned, said Alan Beck, of San Diego, one of two attorneys who filed Avitabile's lawsuit. ... Stamboulieh said he and Beck have also filed lawsuits aiming to overturn stun gun bans in Hawaii and Rhode Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted March 23, 2019 at 01:29 PM Share Posted March 23, 2019 at 01:29 PM more winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbacs Posted March 23, 2019 at 02:44 PM Share Posted March 23, 2019 at 02:44 PM It’s beginning to feel a little “Charlie Sheen” up in here guys n gals. WINNING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPistol Posted March 23, 2019 at 04:45 PM Share Posted March 23, 2019 at 04:45 PM This is more good news. Was this Federal judge a Trump appointee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted March 23, 2019 at 04:55 PM Share Posted March 23, 2019 at 04:55 PM This is more good news. Was this Federal judge a Trump appointee? No. He is 82 YOA and was apppointed by Bill Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird76Mojo Posted March 24, 2019 at 02:04 AM Share Posted March 24, 2019 at 02:04 AM Sweet! I'll take a... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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