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One of the strictest gun crimes on the books in Louisiana was ruled invalid Thursday by a New Orleans criminal court judge in the wake of the state’s powerful new “right to bear arms” provisions.
District Judge Darryl Derbigny ruled that the law prohibiting
felons from carrying firearms violates Louisiana new “strict scrutiny”
amendment to the state Constitution. The amendment, backed by heavy
lobbying by the National Rifle Association, was adopted by a wide margin
by voters last year and became effective Jan. 1.
The
strict-scrutiny amendment makes gun ownership a fundamental right that
can only be regulated by meeting a very narrow set of standards upon
review by the state Supreme Court.
The Orleans Parish District
Attorney’s Office immediately appealed Derbigny’s ruling, taking the
case straight to the high court for a ruling.
Who says felons can't have their guns? Well, they can here in Louisiana with our new constitutional amendment requiring "strict scrutiny" for depriving anyone of the right to bear arms. So says the judge in New Orleans, and he may be right, according to the new law. We'll see what the Louisiana Supreme Court decides.
The case before Derbigny involved a man who was caught with a
.40-caliber pistol and AK-47. The man, Glen Draughter, previously had
been convicted of a felony burglary charge.
Freeeedom!
Regarding the push to arm employees in the schools, which we are told will prevent future shootings, I read yesterday that
three people were killed at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. The base is surely armed, and three people are dead.
May those who died rest in peace and rise in glory. May God give comfort, consolation, and the peace that passes understanding to all who love them.
May God have mercy on us all.
Until I see the possibility of the enactment of sensible laws to regulate ownership of guns in the United States, I have no words. I am silenced by the insanity of acceptance of a culture of frequent mass shootings with no will to change.
