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You Have the Right to Bear Arms, Not “Electrical” Arms, Court Declares

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 10 2015, @11:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the founding-fathers-didn't-have-tazers dept.

AnonTechie writes:

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.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/you-have-the-right-to-bear-arms-not-electrical-arms-court-declares/

 
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  • (Score: 4, Disagree) by tibman on Tuesday March 10 2015, @03:27PM

    by tibman (134) on Tuesday March 10 2015, @03:27PM (#155454)

    It has reigned as ruler longer than any other King/Queen, Emperor, or Pharaoh. If i had to pick a supreme power to rule my nation i would want it to be something like the US Constitution.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by BasilBrush on Tuesday March 10 2015, @04:12PM

    by BasilBrush (3994) on Tuesday March 10 2015, @04:12PM (#155486)

    The 200 year history of your constitution is pitifully short.

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    • (Score: 2) by tibman on Tuesday March 10 2015, @04:19PM

      by tibman (134) on Tuesday March 10 2015, @04:19PM (#155493)

      Um, i guess that is something we'll work on then?

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