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From: FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 5th Circuit Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:26:03 -0400
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On 6/21/24 1:05 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <v52nd9$2v630$7@dont-email.me>, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 6/20/24 9:41 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>> In article <v52kse$2qv7o$6@dont-email.me>, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
> 
>>>> Bump stocks are a newer technology than the law didn't foresee... but it
>>>> doesn't take a law professor to understand the intent.
>>>
>>> That's why we have a Congress that can amend statutes to take into
>>> account changes in technology. They do it all the time with the things
>>> like the internet. They can do it with the National Firearms Act, also.
>>>
>>> Your delusions (and Hutt's) aside, courts don't decide technical matters
>>> of law based on intent. Legislative history is only a tool to resolve
>>> ambiguity. There's no ambiguity here. The statute's text is both
>>> extremely detailed and clear. Neither the Judicial Branch nor the
>>> Executive Branch have the constitutional authority to make or amend
>>> statutory law. Only the Legislative Branch can do that.
>>>
>>> This is something most of us learned in grade school. Apparently Effa
>>> and the BATF were in a coma that day.
>>>
>> Aren't you guys fond of saying "just enforce the laws as written instead
>> of making new ones"?
> 
> I'm still fond of that. I'm perfectly happy with bumpers being legal.
> I'm cool with enforcing the NFA as is; I don't want any new laws here.
> 

Except that the law here is clear.  Clear enough for even Donald 
Bumblefuck to grasp it.

That's the lowest bar we have.

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