MAGA JUSTICES DOUBLE DOWN ON RADICAL, RIGHT-WING VISION ON GUNS IN GARLAND V. CARGILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stasha Rhodes, Campaign Director of United for Democracy, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill.
“Today’s ruling out of the Supreme Court is reckless and dangerous. In Las Vegas and communities across the country, we've seen how bump stocks can turn community gatherings into tragic, waking nightmares. That’s why even the Trump Administration banned them in 2017. But this morning, the MAGA justices on the Supreme Court showed us the full extent of their radical, right-wing vision on firearms: machine guns everywhere.
It is not lost on us that to weaken commonsense safety measures in favor of the gun lobby, the MAGA justices first chose to take up a decision from the most radical, right-wing circuit court in the country, the Fifth Circuit, and then completely overruled another branch of government.
“Our communities deserve the freedom to live safely in their communities. They deserve to have elected representatives, not politicians in robes, making policy decisions that impact their day-to-day lives.
“The MAGA majority on the Supreme Court is jeopardizing Americans’ freedoms and our democracy. United for Democracy will continue calling for Congress to fix this Court before it is too late.”