The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday scuttled an effort by survivors of the Parkland school shooting to ban semi-automatic rifles, arguing that the group's proposed ballot measure would mislead voters.
In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled that the ballot summary authored by Ban Assault Weapons Now did not accurately explain how the amendment would work if voters approved it.
“While the ballot summary purports to exempt registered assault weapons lawfully possessed prior to the initiative’s effective date, the initiative does not categorically exempt the assault weapon, only the current owner’s possession of that assault weapon," the majority wrote in an unsigned ruling. "The ballot summary is therefore affirmatively misleading.”
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
- Thomas Paine
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday scuttled an effort by survivors of the Parkland school shooting to ban semi-automatic rifles, arguing that the group's proposed ballot measure would mislead voters.
In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled that the ballot summary authored by Ban Assault Weapons Now did not accurately explain how the amendment would work if voters approved it.
“While the ballot summary purports to exempt registered assault weapons lawfully possessed prior to the initiative’s effective date, the initiative does not categorically exempt the assault weapon, only the current owner’s possession of that assault weapon," the majority wrote in an unsigned ruling. "The ballot summary is therefore affirmatively misleading.”
After all that's going on,... good luck with any kind of gun bands. 6 million legal gun sale's in may. More citizen's understand they need firearm's.
steves 50de wrote:
After all that's going on,... good luck with any kind of gun bands. 6 million legal gun sale's in may. More citizen's understand they need firearm's.
Sort of off the topic but I'm expecting some "thinning of the herd" to occur this summer.
AlanM
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
