Posted on 03/29/2016 8:52:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz
A United States federal court ruled on Monday that the gun licensing law in the Mariana Islands Commonwealth violates the Second Amendment.
The U.S. territory bans the possession or importation of handguns and handgun ammunition. It requires that all residents obtain a special license if they wish to possess a firearm. Those applying for the license, called a Weapons Identification Card, or “WIC,” are required to be either a U.S. citizen or U.S. national and to prove they have a good reason to possess a firearm. Self-defense is not among the acceptable reasons.
Ramona Manglona, chief judge of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, struck down all of those provisions as unconstitutional. The Obama-appointee required that Mariana Islands officials immediately stop enforcing its handgun ban, begin issuing WICs to lawful permanent aliens, and accept self-defense as a valid reason for obtaining a WIC. It also ordered the U.S. territory to pay the plaintiffs’ legal fees.
My reaction is that this is excellent news, but the fact that the judge is an Obama appointee give me pause — what’s the rub? What bad news is hidden here that I’m just not picking up on?
No kidding, I can’t blame you for being extremely suspicious.
This ruling really doesn’t make any sense at all. The best reason I can come up with is that Soetoro wants to use the Mariana Islands as a staging ground for Muslim terrorist attacks, but I’m not really satisfied with that reasoning.
No problem, my reason is to maintain a well regulated militia.
I’ve seen many pro-gun surprises come out of the Left. Not what they intended, but happened nonetheless. (9th Circuit approved felons making machine-guns. The Obama signed carry in national parks. The current Supreme Court unanimously declared “shall not be infringed” for stun guns.) So yeah, it’s quite possible the judge actually decided the much-infringing law was unconstitutional and must be overturned.
With a name like Ramona Manglona, she’s got to be a winner.
Explains the migratory flock of pigs I saw this morning.
Marianas Turkey Shoot
My Dad fought on Saipan. Wish I could have taken him back for visit before he died.
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