US judge rejects challenge to Connecticut assault weapons ban
US judge rejects challenge to Connecticut assault weapons ban
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a gun rights group's challenge to an assault weapons ban the state of Connecticut adopted after a gunman in 2012 killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
FTA:
But U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven in a 74-page ruling rejected those claims, saying the group failed to establish that assault weapons and large capacity magazines are commonly bought and used for self-defense.
Arterton, an appointee of former Democratic President Bill Clinton, cited "persuasive" evidence by the state that assault weapons are instead more often sought out for their militaristic characteristics and are often used in crimes and mass shootings.
This is an interesting interpretation on the Second Amendment that will probably end up being brought before the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, with the current roster of Supremes I expect it to fail.
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I’d like to propose a rule to Politics subreddits. Any time there’s a Federal judge making a decision, have the name of the President that appointed them in parentheses and the year they were appointed. For instance, the judge in this case would read U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton (Clinton, 1995). It would provide a clearer perspective on a few things, including their inherent biases to be nominated by a given president, what was happening in the country/world at the time, and how freaking old the Courts are in general. In case you’re wondering, the Judge in this decision is 79.