District court dismissed machine gun possession charge, citing Second Amendment and lack of historical tradition. – Citizen Watch Report

A machine gun possession charge was dismissed by a district court in Kansas yesterday on Second Amendment grounds.

The court found that machine guns are clearly bearable arms, and in this case at least, the government failed to show a historical tradition to justify their ban. pic.twitter.com/tCou5USFmE

— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) August 22, 2024

Lots of excited responses, but everyone keep in mind that:

A. This is a district court ruling and can be appealed; and

B. Even this court didnt rule out that another case could go differently if the government actually tries to put forward historical analogues.

Personally, I…

— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) August 22, 2024