Massachusetts’ law prohibiting the possession and sale of some semiautomatic weapons commonly used in mass shootings is acceptable under a recent change to Second Amendment precedent from the US Supreme Court, a federal judge said Thursday.
  • Pratai@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Is it remotely possible that other states will fall in line with this sort of thing? Sometimes there’s a domino effect with regards to controversial laws passed… for example, legalizing marijuana, gay marriage, etc.

    Could something like this be what we need to start culling the senseless murders committed by people that can’t conduct themselves appropriately in society?

    • RedFox@infosec.pub
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      11 months ago

      I don’t think you’re going to see Texas falling in line with this one. Other restrictive East Coast states might.

      I keep looking back to Australia for comparison of lowing gun related crimes as a whole.

      I think people not conducting themselves in society has been a trend ever since greed and power where invented. Whether you’re a biblical history person, or a cave man history person, someone has been hitting someone else in the head with a stick since we learn how to use thumbs.

      Edit: oh you’re the disgruntled one from earlier. Hi there