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from the founding-fathers-didn't-have-tazers dept.
Massachusetts' ban on the private possession of stun guns—an "electrical weapon" under the statute—does not violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the state's top court has ruled.
The decision says ( http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stungunMA-ruling.pdf ) (PDF) that the US Constitution's framers never envisioned the modern stun-gun device, first patented in 1972. The top court said stun guns are not suitable for military use, and that it did not matter whether state lawmakers have approved the possession of handguns outside the home.The court, ruling in the case of a Massachusetts woman caught with stun gun, said the stun gun is a "thoroughly modern invention" not protected by the Second Amendment, although handguns are protected.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday March 10 2015, @11:31AM
I'll be firing up my cauldron of boiling oil while I slurp some potassium nitrate out of all the porta-potties at the construction sites around here. For me fieldpiece, ya know.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Wednesday March 11 2015, @09:12AM
Just wait until the judge who writes the decision happens to have dyslexia, and suddenly we've got armed bears everywhere...