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Let’s start with the good news. The 9th Circuit Court (erroneously often described as “the most reversed Circuit”) actually got one right. Had to happen someday, hmm?<\/p>\n

In 2016, California voters approved a ballot measure to strengthen the state\u2019s already stringent gun laws, including a requirement for background checks on all ammunition purchases.<\/p>\n

However, this law faced legal challenges from gun rights advocates who argued it infringed on constitutional protections. The 9th Circuit\u2019s recent ruling has now deemed the background check requirement unconstitutional, effectively halting a key component of California\u2019s gun control framework.<\/p>\n

The 9th Circuit\u2019s decision, led by Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta, rested on the argument that the background check law \u201cmeaningfully constrains\u201d the right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment. Ikuta emphasized that the right to operate firearms, which requires access to ammunition, is inherently protected by the Constitution. The court rejected California\u2019s attempt to justify the law by comparing it to Reconstruction-era loyalty oaths, stating that such historical precedents were not analogous to modern, recurring background checks.Notorious FDE<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nice to see a flash of legal sunshine from out West.<\/p>\n

Wonder if anyone else remember one of the minor aspects of (I think) GCA ’68, the gun control act that killed much mail order among other things. It was a provision that required logging ammunition sales – you bought a box of ammo, the store had to log the purchase so if you DID commit a crime they could check. Shoot someone with an oddie (shoulda seen the looks I got buying a .44 Special!) and the police could theoretically canvas the area, see who bought the offending caliber, and solve crimes. Know how many they solved in the years it was in effect? Zero. Nada, nic, nic’evo, rien, none. But it was a pain for purchasers, and gun control folks LIVE to make our lives constrained. Remember if it says “XXX control” it ain’t about XXX, it’s about control.<\/p>\n

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And I read that Seattle is joining Chicago in suing Glock, claiming the Glock design is inherently unsafe because a “Glock Switch” full automatic conversion can be swapped in.\u00a0 Apparently the irony that the Glock switch is already illegal doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the lawsuit are Glock switches, also known as auto sears, which are dime-sized pieces of metal or plastic that can be attached to the back of a Glock handgun without the need for specialized tools or skills. The switches are cheap and can easily be bought online or made with a 3D printer.<\/p>\n

The Seattle Police Department, which tracks the number of shell casings found at each shooting scene, has seen a dramatic increase since 2020, possibly reflecting an increase in the use of automatic weapons like converted Glocks. In 2020, investigators collected 2,514 casings from shooting scenes, a number that more than doubled to 5,746 in 2023, according to the city\u2019s suit.\u00a0Seattle Times<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Darn, that’s scary. More than doubled! We MUST do something…maybe say “hmm, Covid year versus a year of rising crime, riots – could that be related?”) Nope, sue someone else\u00a0 for a criminal illegally changing something into something illegal. Yep.)<\/p>\n

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