Searched and didn't see anything here about the Maryland Bianchi v. Frosh, now Bianchi v. Brown case regarding Maryland's Assault Weapons Ban that was granted Cert, vacated and remanded back to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in June 2022 with instructions to redo it in light of the Bruen decision. There it has stalled with the 4th Circuit doing everything it can to do nothing. The 4th Circuit Merits Panel for the case heard oral arguments, and no decision was issued for months, and then the 4th Circuit, with nobody petitioning for it, suddenly decided to rehear it en banc. Not hard to connect the dots. The 3 judge Merits Panel was going to decide 2-1 in favor of Bianchi. The dissenting judge went to the rest of the judges suggesting they take it over en banc to arrive at the "correct" decision (in favor of Maryland). And there it sits, with the 4th Circuit doing nothing to move the case along.
FPC, 2AF and CCRKBA have jointly made, on behalf of Bianchi (et al) a very unusual Petition for Certiorari under SCOTUS Rule 11, for SCOTUS to take up the case before a Circuit Court has issued a decision.
William Kirk of Washington Gun Law is the only GunTuber I've seen with anything about it. He cites 2AF and for some reason omits FPC and CCRKBA, perhaps because he first saw it on 2AF's web site or was messaged by them about it. All three are fully on board in the petition.
Petition to SCOTUS for Certiorari can be read here . . . an interesting one expressing their frustration with 4th Circuit
Bianchi v. Brown Petition for Certiorari
The ramifications of this, if SCOTUS takes it up, reach into the rubbish Prelim Injunction decision the 7th Circuit vomited out with the Illinois "Assault Weapons" Ban, the one sitting in the 9th Circuit with California's, and the one percolating along in Washington State. One can hope SCOTUS will see what's going on in various states and Circuits and end the madness -- and put a stake through the heart of the POTUS and VPOTUS endless exhortations for Congress to enact an Assault Weapon Ban.
Notes:
CCRKBA: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a smaller organization in Bellevue, Washington State.
FPC: Firearms Policy Coalition
2AF: Second Amendment Foundation, sometimes abbreviated SAF.
FPC, 2AF and CCRKBA have jointly made, on behalf of Bianchi (et al) a very unusual Petition for Certiorari under SCOTUS Rule 11, for SCOTUS to take up the case before a Circuit Court has issued a decision.
William Kirk of Washington Gun Law is the only GunTuber I've seen with anything about it. He cites 2AF and for some reason omits FPC and CCRKBA, perhaps because he first saw it on 2AF's web site or was messaged by them about it. All three are fully on board in the petition.
Petition to SCOTUS for Certiorari can be read here . . . an interesting one expressing their frustration with 4th Circuit
Bianchi v. Brown Petition for Certiorari
The ramifications of this, if SCOTUS takes it up, reach into the rubbish Prelim Injunction decision the 7th Circuit vomited out with the Illinois "Assault Weapons" Ban, the one sitting in the 9th Circuit with California's, and the one percolating along in Washington State. One can hope SCOTUS will see what's going on in various states and Circuits and end the madness -- and put a stake through the heart of the POTUS and VPOTUS endless exhortations for Congress to enact an Assault Weapon Ban.
Notes:
CCRKBA: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a smaller organization in Bellevue, Washington State.
FPC: Firearms Policy Coalition
2AF: Second Amendment Foundation, sometimes abbreviated SAF.
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