# 9th Circuit denies individual right to own guns

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919 "2002-12-06T14:56:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919/301 "2002-12-16T10:30:16Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \*  
> \*\*It’s been a few years, but I’m certain the robbers were using Chinese AK-47 copies. Whether they were _illegally_ ( **minty** ) converted, or they were smuggled machine guns I don’t know.  
> \*\*

IIRC, They were norinco or polytech military issue rifles smuggled in through Mexico. I read it a while ago, so don’t take it as anything authoritative.

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919/302 "2002-12-16T13:08:32Z")

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Speaking of Bellesiles, the final [comeuppance](http://www.austin360.com/aas/life/ap/ap_story.html/Entertainment/AP.V8605.AP-Bancroft-Prize-.html).

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919/303 "2002-12-16T22:58:49Z")

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Ok, the guns piqued my interest, so I googled and found this kinda weird web site, but it has pictures of the rifles used. One is an after market AK (thumbhole stock) and the other is an SKS. Acccording to this site, these guys cooked off over a 1000 rounds during this gun battle. [Picture](http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/1211/guns1.jpg).

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-denies-individual-right-to-own-guns/140919/304 "2002-12-16T23:03:04Z")

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Ok, double-checked to see if my link worked, didn’t. This [should](http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/1211/index2.html), scroll down and click to enlarge the photo thumbnail. I briefly perused this site, and my first impression is that it is some kind of tribute(?) site. Takes all kinds…

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