A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment. Defense attorney Dan Monnat tells KWCH TV that others charged with possession will try to use this ruling to their benefit. “I presume everybody accused of possessing machine guns will use this case as precedent to contend that the cases can’t be prosecuted….”

AUGUSTA, Kan. – Will two Augusta teens arrested in connection to the murder of a 93-year-old woman be tried as adults? Wichita attorney Dan Monnat tells KWCH TV that prosecutors will have to jump through a lot of hoops before that can happen, and a judge will have to find that the community will be better served by treating a child as an adult….

VALLEY CENTER, Kan. — The Valley Center police department will be wrapping up its investigation into the Valley Center boys’ varsity baseball team animal cruelty case in about a week, but it will be about a month before they’re able to meet with the DA’s office to consider charges. Dan Monnat tells KAKE TV there’s no rush for the DA to possibly make charges because there’s no threat to the public and the Valley Center Police Department said there’s no one in custody….

Even if the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration moves forward with reclassifying marijuana to make it considered a less serious drug, KSN Legal Analyst Dan Monnat points out this is only a reclassification by one part of the federal government, the DEA, and it’s not a done deal yet. He also says, “even if reclassified, this is not going to throw open the doors of the penitentiary….”