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mountain grammy

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12. 66% of the voters approved the ordinance, but the NRA sues

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:09 PM

Mar 2014

like the town in Colorado that voted to ban fracking. The oil and gas companies sued,
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24649775/oil-and-gas-industry-sues-lafayette-and-fort

I understand the courts must be involved if the majority pass laws that discriminate and violate constitutionally guaranteed rights of people, but that's not the case here.

Private corporations and the NRA should have no standing here to bring a lawsuit against citizens exercising their right to self govern.

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Kennedy denies request to block gun magazine law [View all] DonViejo Mar 2014 OP

OMG! Will civilization as we now know it come to an end!?!?! Divernan Mar 2014 #1

LMAO. NRA leadership -- Grover Norquist, Ted Nugent, Ollie North, John Bolton, etc. -- are scared. Hoyt Mar 2014 #2

Magazines or Clips.... Bullets or Rounds groundloop Mar 2014 #3

I mean this truly without snark... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #10

Here is a question for you, How about our military only being allowed three rounds Bandit Mar 2014 #15

False equivalency. mac56 Mar 2014 #20

Bullshit Bandit Mar 2014 #22

I usually don't respond to posts where the reply title is "bullshit" mac56 Mar 2014 #23

This has nothing to do with military needs. Bandit Mar 2014 #24

It has everything to do with military needs mac56 Mar 2014 #27

Do you even comprehend what I am talking about? Bandit Mar 2014 #28

That wasn't at all clear in your first post. mac56 Mar 2014 #29

State issue, not federal. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #4

While I have no problem with the ruling hack89 Mar 2014 #5

Kennedy just determined it wasn't a constitutional issue. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #6

No - he merely denied an emergency stay while a lower federal court deliberates hack89 Mar 2014 #9

it's not a constitutional issue CreekDog Mar 2014 #11

Determining the limits of the 2A is very much a constitutional issue hack89 Mar 2014 #13

no, it's not limiting the 2nd Amendment CreekDog Mar 2014 #14

I said defining the limits - not "limiting" hack89 Mar 2014 #16

this is not defining the limits or me telling you to shut up becomes a Free Speech case CreekDog Mar 2014 #17

Legally defining arms has nothing to do with the 2A? hack89 Mar 2014 #18

just go away CreekDog Mar 2014 #19

Then stop answering my posts. Show some fucking self discipline. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #21

I get a post hidden because I 'mean mouthed' greiner3 Mar 2014 #31

Life (and DU) is not fair. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #32

Sunnyvale marions ghost Mar 2014 #7

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #8

66% of the voters approved the ordinance, but the NRA sues mountain grammy Mar 2014 #12

Sunnyvale is a good city. lark Mar 2014 #25

I wonder, does this apply only to detachable magazines? Lasher Mar 2014 #26

It appears the lawsuit is still ongoing NickB79 Mar 2014 #30