“A court finally applies Bruen, Heller, and Rahimi correctly in a mag ban possession case…
And the dissent bizarrely talks about ‘clips’.”
On March 5, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued a decision in a case the Department of Justice had previously defended, overturning a possession conviction for an individual who had a “large capacity magazine” in violation of the district’s ban.
The court ruled 2-1 to overturn the superior court’s conviction of Mr. Benson, who was charged with possession of a “large capacity ammunition feeding device,” possession of an unregistered firearm, carrying a pistol without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
“This is a major Second Amendment ruling. You could say that it is the ‘second Shot Heard Around the World,’” said Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, adding, “Whether anti-gun lawmakers and liberal judges realize it or not, Judge Deahl’s opinion means the Second Amendment has teeth.”
In the court’s 84-page decision, the majority (Judges Easterly and Deahl) concluded that, “Because these magazines are arms in common and ubiquitous use by law-abiding citizens across this country, we agree with Benson and the United States that the District’s outright ban on them violates the Second Amendment.” The court also reversed the other three charges, as detailed below.
By News2ATeam
