jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkThe Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.www.washingtonpost.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoDoes this mean I can have a machine gun without all the extra fees now? I’d sure like me a select fire Thompson. Y’know just for the collection.
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoWho fuckin’ knows, which is the problem. SCOTUS reaffirmed a few years ago that limits can be put on what private citizens can own, to the disappointment of the “arms means ‘arms’” crowd. But that was before this whole fun angle of “justify it historically” was added.
Does this mean I can have a machine gun without all the extra fees now? I’d sure like me a select fire Thompson. Y’know just for the collection.
Who fuckin’ knows, which is the problem.
SCOTUS reaffirmed a few years ago that limits can be put on what private citizens can own, to the disappointment of the “arms means ‘arms’” crowd. But that was before this whole fun angle of “justify it historically” was added.