This is stunning.
Judge Consuelo B. Marshall was appointed to the Federal bench by Jimmy Carter. She is 83 years old and has been hearing cases in the 9th Circuit since 1980...
Over the weekend, she heard a challenge to Ventura County's (California) order requiring that all gun stores remain closed. You see, in California, there is a state law requiring a 10-day "cooling off" period before someone can take a purchased gun home. If you buy a gun at a gun store, you can't pick it up until that waiting period expires.
So when Ventura County ordered all gun stores to close, what that meant is that everyone who had purchased a gun in the last 10 days was no longer allowed to pick them up. Just to be clear, these people have already paid for the gun and passed the background check. But the county used the Wuhan Virus as an excuse not to let them bring their guns home.
One of those denied gun owners decided to sue the county for violating his right to keep and bear arms.
However, Judge Marshall was having none of it. She just issued a binding ruling that not only allows the county to continue violating their residents' rights, but she says that governments can violate the 2nd Amendment whenever the public health demands it...
President Trump is doing everything he can. The Trump administration has formally declared that gun stores are essential businesses. However, cities, counties, and states continue to rule otherwise and now this radical Federal judge has decided that the 2nd Amendment no longer applies whenever anti-gun politicians are concerned about a virus...
This "Judge" declared that the county's order to close gun stores "does not place a substantial burden on" the 2nd Amendment because it "does not specifically target handgun ownership, does not prohibit the ownership of a handgun outright, and is temporary."
But wait, it gets worse:
"While the public interest is served by protecting Second Amendment rights, the public interest is also served by protecting the public health by limiting the spread of a virulent disease. Under these facts, Plaintiff has not demonstrated that the balance of the equities and public interest favors the injunction."
Just to be clear on what she just said. Not only does she have no problem with the county forcing gun stores to close and blocking law-abiding citizens from picking up their already-purchased firearms, but she actually is saying that the 2nd Amendment can be suspended whenever public health demands it.
There is no asterisk next to the bill of rights that allows the government to abolish your rights whenever there is a viral outbreak and nowhere in the 2nd Amendment is there this "public health" caveat that the Judge just created out of thin air.
For years, Leftists have been trying to label gun violence itself as a "public health emergency." Armed with this judge's ruling, that would give the Left the ability to close down gun stores because of gun violence...
That is why this ruling is such a big deal...
As I said, President Trump has done everything he can. He had DHS declare gun stores as essential businesses. However, cities and states are continuing to defy the Federal government. And now this radical, Jimmy Carter-appointed judge has decided that the 2nd Amendment no longer applies during public health emergencies...
Previous generations knew a day like this would come. That is why they gave Congress the power within the 14th Amendment to put a stop to this. But it is up to YOU to demand it!
Today, we are calling on Congress to do two things.
First of all, Judge Consuelo B. Marshall must be removed from the bench immediately. She has proven that she is unfit to rule on constitutional matters. Congress has the power to remove Federal Judges and they MUST exercise that authority right now!
Second, we must force Congress to use its 14th Amendment powers to put a stop to cities, counties, and states that continue to violate citizens' God-given rights. We are seeing this across the country: radical anti-gun politicians are using the Wuhan Coronavirus as an excuse to trample over the 2nd Amendment. Congress has the power to put a stop to this but they need to take action right now.
Democrats are busy putting together a fourth stimulus bill. They are working overtime to add radical amendments into the bill that are designed to give aid to illegal aliens, bail out Planned Parenthood, and set the stage for massive amounts of voter fraud by mandating mail-in voting.
Why aren't Republicans fighting for us? Why aren't they using their leverage to put a stop to these gross Constitutional violations?
Unfortunately, the GOP needs to be forced to act and only YOU can hold their feet to the fire and do it!
Help us put a stop to this madness!
Max McGuire
Advocacy Director
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