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RI federal district court rules magazines are not arms

Posted by David Hardy · 14 December 2022 02:34 PM

Opinion here. It doesn't get down to the issue until p. 25. The judge sounds skeptical with regards Bruen.

11 Comments | Leave a comment

Hank Archer | December 14, 2022 3:49 PM | Reply

If magazines are ban-able because they aren't "arms" then you could also ban barrels, firing pins, triggers, and so on.

pigpen51 | December 14, 2022 7:55 PM | Reply

I think Hank hits this right on the head. One could reasonably argue that the gun is made to fire only with the magazine in place. Therefore, the mag is part of the gun. Just like the trigger, or the firing pin, etc.
Pretending to be stupid in regards to guns is not going to fly, when it comes to Bruen and the SCOTUS. Eventually, I think that the Supreme Court is going to get pissed, and issue a very stern opinion that tells the lower courts in no uncertain terms that what they released was what they meant, and the states had better stop their bull shit or they will start having some kind of punitive action take place.

Old Guy | December 15, 2022 8:10 AM | Reply

I still think the states, and probably some judges are hoping it sits in courts for years and by then the USSC will have changed in their favor.

Anonymous | December 15, 2022 8:55 AM | Reply

Yeah...and you can have a pen but no ink
or a computer with no keyboard

Marcus Poulin | December 15, 2022 9:37 AM | Reply

The Supreme Court Won’t Change from The 6-3 For 30 Years.

Hartley Gardner | December 16, 2022 8:15 AM | Reply

Do not discount the possibility (high up on some lefty wish lists) of the court becoming 6-9 at some point.

Anonymous replied to comment from Marcus Poulin | December 16, 2022 9:32 AM | Reply

May the God's hear your prayer...if some of them live to make it to 2024....then there better be an R in the WH to replace 3-4 justices....because there will be that many changes coming.

Marcus Poulin | December 16, 2022 2:51 PM | Reply

Thanks Anon & Very Fortuitous!

wrangler5 replied to comment from Marcus Poulin | December 17, 2022 12:00 PM | Reply

Maybe. But remember that unexpected things can happen on hunting trips.

FW | December 18, 2022 8:51 AM | Reply

Can I use a magazine to beat someone, to protect myself? Yes. Then by definition it is an Arm, a weapon of defense or offense just as a hammer, a bat, a barrel, a pencil, a pen, a crocheting needle, etc are all Arms in the sense of the term.

Marcus Poulin replied to comment from wrangler5 | December 18, 2022 11:27 AM | Reply

Meaning What? Lol

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