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Money quote from the judge's order:
(Full Order (PDF))
So, basically, the judge is saying that the 2A does not protect the right of an individual to manufacture a firearm, and that the state may regulate the manufacture of firearms and require that individuals only acquire firearms manufactured by licensed manufacturers. That's akin to saying that an individual has the right to eat, but does not have the right to farm/hunt for his food, and that the government may mandate that the individual only acquire food from licensed grocers.
Utterly absurd.
H/T: Texas Judge: 2A Doesn't Guarantee a Right to Manufacture Firerarms - The Truth About Guns
Money quote from the judge's order:
While the founding fathers did not have access to such technology, Plaintiffs maintain the ability to manufacture guns falls within the right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment. Plaintiffs suggest, at the origins of the United States, blacksmithing and forging would have provided citizens with the ability to create their own firearms, and thus bolster their ability to “keep and bear arms.” While Plaintffs’ logic is appealing, Plaintiffs do not cite any authority for this proposition, nor has the Court located any. The Court further finds telling that in the Supreme Court’s exhaustive historical analysis set forth in Heller, the discussion of the meaning of “keep and bear arms” did not touch in any way on an individual’s right to manufacture or create those arms. The Court is thus reluctant to find the ITAR regulations constitute a burden on the core of the Second Amendment.
(Full Order (PDF))
So, basically, the judge is saying that the 2A does not protect the right of an individual to manufacture a firearm, and that the state may regulate the manufacture of firearms and require that individuals only acquire firearms manufactured by licensed manufacturers. That's akin to saying that an individual has the right to eat, but does not have the right to farm/hunt for his food, and that the government may mandate that the individual only acquire food from licensed grocers.
Utterly absurd.
H/T: Texas Judge: 2A Doesn't Guarantee a Right to Manufacture Firerarms - The Truth About Guns