A federal judge in Florida ruled a U.S. law that prohibits people from having firearms in post offices to be unconstitutional, the latest court decision declaring gun restrictions violate the Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Trump appointee, cited the 2022 Supreme Court ruling “New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen” that expanded gun rights. The 2022 ruling recognized the individual’s right to bear a handgun in public for self-defense.

The judge shared her decision in the indictment that charged Emmanuel Ayala, U.S. Postal Service truck driver, with illegal possession of a firearm in a federal building.

  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    I want to open carry an ar15 in an MRI room. If you prohibit that, you are violating my constitutional rights!

    If you say that there are exceptions to those rights the I think we have a crack that we need to rip open juuuuust a little wider.

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      8 months ago

      I love how open carry was banned in California by Republican legislation and the law was signed by fucking none other than conservative golden calf, Ronald Reagan.

      And why? Because the Black Panthers were making white people nervous.

      There’s no moral or logical consistency until you realize everything they do is self serving and any given stance is subject to change whenever convenient.