Posted on 03/02/2010 9:54:57 AM PST by STARWISE
Edited on 03/02/2010 5:16:09 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Most of the Supreme Court justices who two years ago said the 2nd Amendment protects individual gun rights signaled during arguments today they are ready to extend this right nationwide and to use it to strike down some state and local gun regulations.
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I find it amusing, the pro-gun side is very cautious, while the anti-gun side is freaking out. I think we’ll get more than we expect, less than we want and the anti’s will be shocked at what comes next.
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The reason the Second Amendment DOES apply to the states is simple: The TEXT of the Second Amendment. Unlike the First Amendment, the Second Amendment doesn’t say “Congress shall make no law” or anything resembling that.
Even without the bogus “incorporation doctrine,” the Second Amendment applies to ALL levels of government.
Currently, the only citizens allowed to carry guns are the Alderman, guess who’s shitting their pants now eh?
All signs today were that five justices saw the right to “bear arms” as national in scope and not limited to laws passed in Washington.”
They figgered out the right to bear arms was “national” in scope? Oh, man....words fail...
Just an observation that the gun laws in Chicago don’t seem to make any difference. The well armed youth gangs have turned vast areas of that city into a war zone. Some of the gangs have better weapons than the police.
As far as our 2nd amendment rights are concerned, I always thought the plain language of the 2nd amendment was pretty clear. If the Supreme Court reinforces the meaning that is plainly spelled out, it will help set good legal precedents, and strike a blow for common sense. The liberals have used pretzel logic to try to tell us that the 2nd amendment doesn’t really mean what it says. And that pretzel logic is what’s behind such laws as Chicago’s handgun ban, which as noted, is ignored by the gangs anyway.
What is scary is that 4 may find it isn’t.
And, US-constitutionally, nothing preventing a state from establishing a religion. As indeed states (like mine, MA) were a long time ago.
Whether it applies or not (and it DOES), the citizens of those states and localities have the absolute right to SEND PACKING OFFICIALS AND JUDGES WHO DENY THEM THE GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM PRIVATE — AND PUBLIC —WRONGDOERS AND CRIMINALS!!
WHY THEY WANT OUR GUNS!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73SsNFgBO4
DISARMED GERMAN JEWS AND THE HOLOCAUST!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg9q9sxJFnA
“The beauty of the Second Amendment is that we will never need it until they come to take it away.” Thomas Jefferson
“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.”
Sigmund Freud
“At the same time, the court could say it is not “a right to parade around the street with a gun,” Stevens said.”
Good old John Paul. Yeah that’s right JP, concealed carry owners shouldn’t brandish their guns over their heads, like the Music Man and his baton, leading a parade down the street.
And where was J. Sodapop? Getting coffee for the guys at Starbucks?
So does this mean that Tank Williams is not a criminal after all?
Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Check out RedEye’s Homicide Map and Database
Two children died last week in what officials describe as homicides stemming from child abuse.
On Friday, a 2-year-old boy died after he experienced trauma to his head and abdomen, according to information from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The child was being cared for at a home in Portage Park, police said.
Also Friday, police said they discovered a newborn girl, who had been wrapped a plastic bag and placed in the closet of her home in the 6100 block of North Sheridan Road. Charges have been brought in both cases.
Citywide, 17 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Chicago police recorded 25 homicides in February last year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
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Victims
Feb. 25
– Nathaniel Maxon, a 15 year old unknown male, caused by a gunshot in West Garfield Park.
Feb. 23
– Raphead Dixon, a 25 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in West Ridge.
Feb. 21
– Roger Escalante, a 16 year old white male, caused by a gunshot in Humboldt Park.
Feb. 20
– Christopher Young, a black male, caused by a gunshot in Greater Grand Crossing.
Feb. 18
– Baby girl Molina, a Newborn old white female, caused by a abuse in Edgewater.
Feb. 18
– Salvador Sanchez, a 2 old white male, caused by a trauma in Dunning.
These neighborhoods saw fatal shootings
Tracy Swartz posted Feb. 18, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. | no comments
West Garfield Park and Morgan Park each saw a fatal shooting in the last week.
On Monday, a 25-year-old man was shot to death in the 4300 block of West Flournoy Street. A 20-year-old man was shot to death on Saturday in the 11200 block of South Hermosa Avenue, according to police information.
This is the first homicide of the year for both West Garfield Park and Morgan Park, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police information found.
Citywide, 11 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Chicago police recorded 25 homicides in February last year, RedEye found.
For a look at the homicides in your area, go to the RedEye homicide map.
***Victims
Feb. 17
– Steve Mabry, a black male, caused by a stabbing in Chatham.
Feb. 15
– Antonio Melton, a 25 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in West Garfield Park.
Feb. 13
– Brandon Berry, a 20 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in Morgan Park.
The deadliest days of 2010 were ...
Tracy Swartz posted Feb. 11, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. | no comments
Three homicides were recorded on Sunday, one of the deadliest days of 2010, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
A 33-year-old man was shot to death in Washington Park, a 30-year-old man was shot to death in Auburn Gresham, and a 25-year-old man was strangled and beaten in South Lawndale, police said.
Two other days this year have seen three homicides. On Feb. 2, two men and a woman were shot to death in Auburn Gresham in two separate incidents. On Jan. 2, a woman was stabbed to death in Roseland; in West Englewood, a man was shot to death and another man was beaten to death.
Citywide, nine homicides have been recorded so far this month. Chicago police recorded 25 homicides in February last year, RedEye found.
Feb. 10
– Christopher Neal, a 24 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in Riverdale.
Feb. 7
– Samuel Fullilove, a 33 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in Washington Park.
Feb. 7
– Vaughn T. Holeman, a 30 year old black male, caused by a gunshot in Auburn Gresham.
Feb. 6
– Luis Rodriguez, a 25 year old white male, caused by a strangling in South Lawndale.
Feb. 6
– Wayne Johnson, a 52 year old black male, caused by a strangling in Austin.
Feb. 4
– Andreaus Clark, a 24 year old black male, caused by a stabbing in South Shore.
Thanks.
That the ban will end is a given. Only question here is “how”, and the way the Supreme Court worded the question belies a desire on their part to use this case as a means to address/restore the “privileges and immunities” clause.
If Kennedy votes to overturn the Chicago gun ban and that the 2nd Amendment applies to state, he clearly deserves the award for “Most Improved Supreme Court Justice”.
He has really come around in recent years voting to uphold the ban on partial birth abortions and overturning campaign finance laws.
I wonder if he might be ready to vote with Thomas, Scalia, Roberts and Alito to overturn Roe v. Wade?
Let the experiment begin—and the crime stats.
>> Chief Justice Roberts all but forecast the court would issue an opinion that avoids deciding the harder questions about whether guns can be carried in public as well as kept at home.
Justices are not permitted to answer questions that are not asked ... they are deciding an individual case, not crafting legislation about the limitations of the Second amendment. The right to carry is not what the case is about. Further questions must be answered in further cases.
SnakeDoc
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