Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Darryl Derbigny on Thursday dismissed the charge against one felon, but took his decision a step further than another judge faced with a similar decision earlier this month.
Derbigny ruled that the entire statute -- RS 14:95.1 -- was unconstitutional after voters last year approved by a sweeping majority a constitutional amendment backed by the National Rifle Association. That bill made gun ownership a "fundamental right," on the same level as freedom of speech or religion.
Let's see now, we have politicians who want to disarm law-abiding citizens, and judges who want to arm the outlaws. What could possibly go wrong with this rationale? You can't make this stuff up! Is it any wonder that respect for government continues to erode.
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