I think gun control is necessary legislation, but the term "assault-style weapon" is not based on the function of a firearm or its ability to cause harm. It's a nonsense phrase used to describe guns that look scary.
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"This law would never work, simply because of the legal classification of the guns" says only country in the world where the legal classification of the guns makes the law not work
My point is that assault-style is not a legal classification at all. If you want gun control, focus on caliber, fire rate, barrel length, etc.
Funny seeing how the Vatican bank has shares in Beretta.
The group of nuns filed the lawsuit in their role as Smith & Wesson shareholders
There’s actually a fair amount of discord between the Vatican and some of the nuns. There’s a strong social justice component in some subunits of the Catholic Church where they part ways with the Vatican (although I suspect less so with Francis than with Ratzinger, whose resemblance to Palpatine was not a mere coincidence).
Liberation theology is pro AK on the other hand (rightfully so)
MAGA death threats to nuns in 3…2…
Clearly, nuns are unchristian pedophiles operating out of their nuneries for the deep state and Hillary. A nun's habit is basically a hijab and it is nothing but women, obviously an Al-Qaeda op for a secret queer Muslim agenda. It is all in your bibles sheeple, read them!
(slow claps)
"Did your clients purchase shares with the express intent to create standing in a case such as this?"
"Of course not your honor"
"Did your clients do due diligence on their investment before purchasing their shares?"
"Yes your honor."
"And during this due diligence, did they in fact find that the main component of the company's business is the manufacture of firearms and had been so since 1852?"
"Yes your honor."
"Have the sisters ever heard of Dirty Harry?"
"Your honor?"
Summary judgement for dismissal in 3...2...
Horrendously stupid lawsuit.
Elwood Blues: "Don't mess with the penguins."
We don't like the first and second amendments so we will just use the courts to make them effectively obsolete. (If you don't think assault weapons are a first amendment issue then you don't know what the actual definition is)
Speaking as someone who knows the definition (or more accurately, that there isn't one), it is not a first amendment issue.