3 ms·
> What's the worst that could happen Given the precedent set by the Supreme Court, probably every gun owner and even people whose politics are deemed as "aidin
by notahacker 5y ago
> What's the worst that could happen
Given the precedent set by the Supreme Court, probably every gun owner and even people whose politics are deemed as "aiding and abetting" gun ownership being sued into bankruptcy by unrelated third parties, because the Supreme Court position has made it clear that a state setting civil penalties for something it wishes it could ban and permitting private bounty hunters to collect couldn't possibly be infringing on anyones' constitutional rights
Edit: anyone want to tell me how a law constructed to circumvent constitutional restrictions on the state banning something by allowing them to make it a civil offence unrelated third parties can sue for doesn't set a precedent that it would be OK for a state with different political priorities to try this by setting civil penalties for gun ownership or unacceptable speech?
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoThe Supreme court hasn’t actually ruled on whether this is constitutional or not, this was just a preliminary injunction.
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoI am 100% for this tactic being applied against gun owners. Not because I am against all gun ownership, or want gun owners to suffer, but because it's consistent with the law in Texas and there's not a snowball's chance in hell that the 5 justices who voted to allow the law to stay in place for now would have been fine with the gun law.