Maryland wants to ban Glocks. A lawsuit is trying to kill the law. This is all normal and typical, unfortunately. Not that we’re going to have to fight. We’re used to that, and while it’s typical, the unfortunate part is that gun rights groups have to. Part of that effort was to ask the federal judge to issue an injunction.
The way these seem to be considered is whether allowing the law to go into effect will have a significant impact on people’s rights, and do the plaintiffs have a good chance of prevailing.
It seems the judge looked at that criterion, looked at the case, shrugged, and said, “Nah.”
A federal judge has denied a request to temporarily block a new Maryland law restricting pistols that can be readily converted into machine guns, allowing the law to remain in place while a legal challenge moves forward.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Friday denied the plaintiffs’ motions for a preliminary injunction in Bathras v. Moore. Judge Richard D. Bennett issued the decision orally following arguments, with a written opinion and order expected to follow.
I wrote about the filing on Friday. The filing took place on September 22, which means the judge spent all of a few days considering this. Maybe that was enough time. I honestly never paid that much attention to the time between filing and a decision, but this seems short to me. Even if it’s not, though, it’s bad news.
Honestly, if I try to put myself in the judge’s shoes, he may figure that if the case turns out that Maryland is in the right, then the ban would save lives, while those who want guns still have alternatives besides Glocks and similar handguns.
Of course, it should be noted that there’s little evidence that, despite the scary nature of these switches, these firearms are causing more bloodshed. However, the flip side is that Glocks are reliable, affordable handguns that are trusted by law enforcement agencies and private citizens throughout the nation.
Still, this is a setback, but not a defeat. The case still has to be litigated, and that may change everything. Even if that doesn’t, there’s always the next step up the judicial chain, up to and including the Supreme Court, which is unlikely to side with Maryland on this one. Especially if you consider the whole “in common use” thing.
Maryland and states like it are playing with fire here. They keep pushing, seemingly thinking that restricting guns will somehow hit some mythical critical mass where we suddenly embrace the control, which is insane if it’s accurate. Yet each push results in a challenge, which they’re losing more and more of, until eventually, their ability to do anything evaporates.
There’s a reason the Left is talking about packing the Court. They don’t like losing, but can’t bring themselves to win.
But for now, this is what’s happening, and where it’s going to go isn’t exactly a mystery, even if it takes a good long while to get there.
Editor’s Note: The radical Left will stop at nothing to enact their extreme gun control agenda and strip us of our Second Amendment rights.
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