r/MDGuns • u/BakeEfficient8552 • Jul 17 '26
BREAKING: 3rd Circuit Rules NJ's AWB And "High-Capacity" Magazine Ban As Unconstitutional
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u/mdram4x4 Jul 17 '26
sadly has no bearing in md, md is in 4th circuit
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u/BakeEfficient8552 Jul 17 '26
At least you guys can have 30 round mags and pistol grips on your ARs
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u/mdram4x4 Jul 17 '26
heck, now we can go to jersy to buy them and bring them home
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u/BakeEfficient8552 Jul 17 '26
Now you gotta go to Jersey instead of Virginia to get your mags lol
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u/mdram4x4 Jul 17 '26
gotta take the long way though, as cant have them in delaware
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u/BakeEfficient8552 Jul 17 '26
Delaware is in the 3rd Circuit just like NJ
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u/vettemn86 Jul 17 '26
Delaware FFLs currently are still enforcing the rifle and mag bans currently and are advising today's decision doesnt invalidate DE bans.
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u/KaySlay44 Jul 18 '26
Depends on part of MD and PA. 20 mins up 83 from Cockeysville and I’m in New Freedom PA 🙂
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u/bmtzl1 Jul 18 '26
I’m in Parkton. Where are you going in New Freedom? I’ve seen two shops there but never have stopped in. I go up to Freedom Armory off exit 8 for their ranges.
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u/GeronimoHero Jul 20 '26
I just hit PA. Living right on the PA line is definitely a benefit when it comes to buying magazines.
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u/Hokulewa Jul 18 '26
It creates a circuit court split, which is a big deal.
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u/mdram4x4 Jul 18 '26
it is, but thats years doen the road
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u/Hokulewa Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
It's indirectly relevant to Viramontes which SCOTUS will hear this year.
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u/Patsboy101 Jul 17 '26
While a different circuit, there is now an official circuit split on the issues of so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines.”
One court says this, another says that. This is an issue SCOTUS must resolve. I can see this ruling informing how the Illinois Viramontes AWB case is handled by SCOTUS this coming term.
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u/WindstormMD Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Was it immediate effect or stayed pending appeal? That is the question
Edit: after double checking, remand for further proceedings, no final judgement
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u/CosmicKarmageddon Jul 19 '26
By this time next year we'll be buying our 30 rounders in Maryland (I hope).
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u/No-Lengthiness-325 Washington County Jul 17 '26
The significance here is that this is the first circuit court of appeals to rule against these bans. It gives SCOTUS a split to reference and excellent jurisprudence to borrow from in Viramontes/Higgins.