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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: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Tuesday March 10 2015, @06:21PM
I see you're fond of snarky straw man arguments.
(Score: 2) by BasilBrush on Tuesday March 10 2015, @07:11PM
No. It's just that your religion looks very different from the outside than within it. With telescopes we can look at other galaxies and see them for what they are - Their thick centre, their spiral arms. But from within it, the structure of the Milky Way is impossible to make out.
Hurrah! Quoting works now!
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Tuesday March 10 2015, @07:14PM
You're describing yourself. Your religion is redefining religion to mean whatever you want it to mean, which conveniently also allows you to ignore the arguments at hand. It's hard for you to tell, but outsiders can tell easily. Clearly this is the case, and not more irrelevant garbage.
(Score: 2) by BasilBrush on Tuesday March 10 2015, @11:12PM
You're describing yourself.
And the majority of the world who are similarly able to see America for what it is. A perspective that American's themselves don't have.
Hurrah! Quoting works now!
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Tuesday March 10 2015, @11:21PM
And the majority of the world who are similarly able to see America for what it is.
So you're admitting you're part of a religion, then? And apparently you can simply decide that other people are part of this religion too. People who decide how other people feel are part of yet another infamous religion.
Everything is a religion, you see. I like to use butter; that's a religion. Like to play baseball? Nice religion you have there.