U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled Tuesday that Maryland’s recent draconian gun control law is perfectly fine because it’s well intentioned. The law banning 45 specific firearms, including semiautomatic rifles, and standard-capacity magazines, Blake said, “seeks to address a serious risk of harm to law enforcement officers and the public from the greater power to injure and kill presented by assault weapons and large capacity magazines.” Furthermore, “it does so without significantly burdening” the Second Amendment as interpreted by the Supreme Court. The law was passed in the hysteria following the Sandy Hook murders, and we think it’s clearly unconstitutional. If the Founders meant to restrict the God-given right of self-defense recognized by the Second Amendment, they would have done so. More…