Sen. Ted Cruz Explains the Fatal Flaw in Circuit Court Ruling

By Beth Baumann | 2:39 PM | February 23, 2017

During a conversation with Mark Levin, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), pointed out the hypocrisy of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban, which keeps a list of “assault weapons” out of the hands of the law-abiding gun owners.

“The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has invented this new test for the Second Amendment. Here’s what their test said: the Second Amendment doesn’t protect a weapon if it would be useful in a military context.”

Ironic, right?

“This test isn’t just sort of questionable. It isn’t just a little bit out there. It is nuts!” Cruz exclaimed. “The Second Amendment was designed explicitly to protect weapons used in a military context.

Sen. Cruz went on to explain the how the Founding Fathers envisioned the Second Amendment and even applied the Court of Appeals’ logic to life back in 1789.

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Beth Baumann is a public relations professional in Northern Idaho. Beth is a campaign veteran who has worked on numerous state and federal elections. In 2014, she was the Communications Assistant for the American Conservative Union, where she helped plan and execute media relations strategies for CPAC 2014. She is an avid Second Amendment supporter and advocate and loves fishing in her free time. You can follow her on Twitter at @eb454.