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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: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday March 10 2015, @06:41PM
such as during the protestant reformation. The reason we have separation of church and state is not to keep religion out of government, but to keep all the christians from murdering each other.
British Redcoat Colonel William H. Crawford (quite likely an ancestor of mine) was captured by the Indians, tortured then burned at the stake. I don't know what he did to deserve that but I expect he fucked up but good.
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