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.
Well it doesn’t matter what lame opinions you have, because this case is going to get dunked right down the shitter so hard by the Supreme Court, that it will come out the other side in Australia.
But the fact remains that “assault weapons” are commonly purchased and used for self defense in America. You can argue about the merits of that all you want, but it is a fact that it is common in our current reality, and the judge was wrong. Personally I don’t own an AR, because they are impractical for everything I use a gun for.