The lawsuits aren't going anywhere. This state has one of the most anti-gun attorney generals in history, who thinks his job includes sponsoring new legislation - particularly if it's anti-gun and part of the progressive agenda -rather than simply enforcing existing legislation. With his bro, Gov. Jay, an all-liberal state supreme court and solid majorities in both houses of the legislature while the SCOTUS is doing absolutely zero to hear RKBA cases, and by the way, we're in the 9th Circuit, Mo is totally screwed and I would be very surprised if any of this turns out in his favor. He should have known Jay and Stupid Bob were looking for test cases. Not to mention the legislature has two new anti-gun bills, a horrible AWB and another bill requiring training to purchase any firearm AND a mandatory two week waiting period that Jay will sign this week. Oh, and the AWB has an "emergency clause," which means it's effective as soon as the governor signs it.
There are, but there are no guarantees -- yet another "mass shooting" today, more political pressure ramping up, weaselly GOP members, and then there's the scrutiny Justice Thomas is currently under.
He might have legal recourse, but he's got to beat the charges first.
...this is similar to speeding violations. One cop will tell you, "eight you're great, nine your mine!', while the next one will stop you for going 4 over. If you knowingly break the written law, you should not be upset if you get busted.
As I noted above, he might, but it's closely tied to beating the charges. To make a short story long, as lawyers are wont to do, he'll have to beat the charges (preferably through a constitutional challenge to the statute), then turn around and sue the agencies involved in a civil rights challenge (42 USC 1983), beat sovereign or qualified immunity, and then get someone (judge or jury) to award him damages.
Mo apparently felt that, since the majority of the county sheriffs in the state publicly came out (in a group letter, actually) against the new laws -- essentially saying the laws were not only unenforceable, but that they would not direct their deputies to enforce them -- he could, with impunity disregard the law(s). Unfortunately, the King County Sheriff is a political appointee (not elected, as the rest of the state's sheriffs are) who did not sign the letter, in the most liberal jurisdiction in the PNW. As well, the FWPD and the WSP were not going to disregard the laws either (the WSP can be considered an arm of the government and the AG, of course).
Seriously, bro? I thought we were on the same side here. Your state is already turning blue, albeit slowly, already. You've visited Austin and Houston, right?
Urban areas like Austin, El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio & Houston have always been blue. Thats true in every state, urban areas vote Democratic. Suburbs and rural areas tend Republican. Anyone believing that Texas is turning blue hasn't paid attention to Texas elections for the last three decades.
