{"id":90276,"date":"2018-04-10T08:49:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=90276"},"modified":"2018-04-10T08:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:47:48","slug":"judge-young-justice-scalia-ar-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/judge-young-justice-scalia-ar-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Judge Young, Justice Scalia Would Be Rolling in His Grave After Your AR Ban Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"No,<\/a>

The late Antonin Scalia would not be happy with Judge Young.\u00a0 (Photo: Wikipedia<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

By now you\u2019ve heard about U.S. District Judge William Young\u2019s decision to uphold Massachusetts\u2019 ban on the most popular rifle in America<\/a>, the AR-15.<\/p>\n

You may not know the reason why.<\/p>\n

Judge Young stated in his decision that the \u201cAR-15\u2019s present day popularity is not constitutionally material\u201d and (here\u2019s the kicker) \u201cJustice Scalia would be proud\u201d of this ruling.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s review.<\/p>\n

In D.C. v. He<\/em>ller<\/a>, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia held that the sorts of weapons protected by the Second Amendment are those in \u201ccommon use.\u201d State militias were formed, Scalia explained, by farmers and blacksmiths and merchants who mustered with the firearms they already possessed. Here\u2019s how he put it:<\/p>\n

The traditional militia was formed from a pool of men bringing arms \u2018in common use at the time\u2019 for lawful purposes like self-defense. \u2018In the colonial and revolutionary war era, [small-arms] weapons used by militiamen and weapons used in defense of person and home were one and the same.\u2019\u00a0State<\/em>\u00a0v.\u00a0Kessler<\/em>, 289 Ore. 359, 368, 614 P.\u00a02d 94, 98 (1980).<\/p>\n

Indeed, that is precisely the way in which the\u00a0Second Amendment\u00a0\u2019s operative clause furthers the purpose announced in its preface. We therefore read\u00a0Miller<\/em>\u00a0to say only that the\u00a0Second Amendment\u00a0does not protect those weapons not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, such as short-barreled shotguns. That accords with the historical understanding of the scope of the right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As, once again, the most popular rifle in America<\/em>, we can safely assume that Scalia would have grouped AR-15s in the category of weapons protected by an originalist understanding (AKA the correct understanding) of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

This line of reasoning seems to have escaped Judge Young, who said, \u201cThe AR-15\u2019s present-day popularity is not constitutionally material. This is because the words of our Constitution are not mutable. They mean the same today as they did 227 years ago when the Second Amendment was adopted.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Chelsea Clinton: With Scalia Dead, Supreme Court Will Make \u2018Definitive\u2019 2A Ruling<\/a><\/h2>\n

What??<\/p>\n

The NRA-ILA pointed out another instance in which Scalia cited the popularity of the AR-platform rifle as evidence for its constitutional protections.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is outrageous that Judge Young is taking advantage of the fact that Justice Scalia is unable to refute such a claim,\u201d they said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustice Scalia\u2019s position on the question of whether the AR-15 is protected by the Second Amendment is clear. In the 2015 Friedman v. City of Highland Park case, Justice Scalia joined a dissent which stated that the decision by millions of Americans to own AR-style rifles for lawful purposes \u2018is all that is needed for citizens to have a right under the Second Amendment to keep such weapons.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Judge Young\u2019s decision falls in line with similar district court decisions<\/a> upholding bans on\u2026 wait for it\u2026 the most popular rifle in America.<\/p>\n

Overturning these rulings would require a decision by the Supreme Court, which has been frustratingly hesitant to tackle the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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