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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A federal judge in Florida ruled a U.S. law that prohibits people from having firearms in post offices to be unconstitutional, the latest court decision declaring gun restrictions violate the Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Trump appointee, cited the 2022 Supreme Court ruling “New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen” that expanded gun rights. The 2022 ruling recognized the individual’s right to bear a handgun in public for self-defense.

The judge shared her decision in the indictment that charged Emmanuel Ayala, U.S. Postal Service truck driver, with illegal possession of a firearm in a federal building.

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[-] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 10 points 9 months ago

Be interesting to see how the appeal goes. It’s going to take a while to thin out those Trump judges.

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[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I guess we’re just going to have regular shootouts at the ok corral.

[-] lntl@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

this investigation is a huge waste of resources

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 6 points 9 months ago

So anyone surprised by this ruling must believe that folks, licensed and legally carrying, are disarming and leaving their shit in the car to go into specific buildings. That's stupid. All that does is leave a gun one broken window away from someone already committing crimes who in the excitement of finding a weapon might suddenly graduate to doing much worse crimes. Keeping your piece on your person, holstered and concealed is the only responsible approach if you are going to carry.

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[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 6 points 9 months ago

When we going to have a law banning possession of weaponry that relies on scientific or engineering knowledge or techniques for which there is no historic evidence of the writers of the 2nd amendment having known of or imagined. Let's get down with this "historical tradition" muck rolling.

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[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago
[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Mass murders are constitutional?

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