Supreme Court And Gun Rights
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the DC gun ban case today and appears to be siding with the correct ruling that the 2nd Amendment does indeed hold the right of the individual to keep and bear arms. If they overturn DC's ban as unconstitutional which it is it will have far reaching implications across the US and hand the gun grabbers a stinging defeat, yee-haw. I am an avid gun rights proponent so this is great news especially since I live in one of the grabbiest of states. SCOTUSblog has a summary, analysis and round up for those interested in the Heller case.
I don't have a problem with background or sanity checks or a waiting period for handguns, heck I had to go through those to get my contractors license, nor do I think we should be able to own fully automatic machineguns like Uzis. If gun bans worked DC would have the lowest murder/crime rate in the nation instead of the highest instead States that allow concealed carry of hand guns have the lowest rates. It is pretty damn simple that when you disarm the lawful the unlawful will have a free reign, the police can't be everywhere at once and can't protect you from criminals intent on their crimes.
Update: More here at Voloch
4 comments:
the big problem i see in regards to this amendment is the taking of one section of it disregarding the other section. the fact we do not have a militia anymore does not mean we should ignore it when talking about people owning arms.
if we do not take it all into consideration we no longer are reading the Constitution for its meaning. we have essentually caved in to those who want us to see it as a living document.
I see what you are getting at Griper but a militia could not be formed without an armed citizenry and that militia is meant to prevent against a tyrannical state. The 2nd enforces and confirms all the other amendments by providing for the protection of the individual and his community.
Many state constitutions still have provisions for a militia. Here in Indiana all persons over the age of seventeen are members...
The second amendment is all nouns and verbs. Pretty hard to pervert except by dishonest folks.
Here in Indiana our State Constitution reads, in part:
Section 32. Arms--Right To Bear
Section 32. The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State.
that is where a conflict develops, rick, many indianans are in the military service now. if indiana was to call up a militia this day how can those in the service already serve their state? if they tried to leave the service now and join the militia they'd be court martialed on charges of desertion.
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