[Greystoke]

Great, just great.

[Greystoke]

banglist

[Greystoke]

banglist

[Perdogg]

I think this is being taken out of context, as usual.

[1malumprohibitum]

WTF? Is he channelling John Roberts now? Why the hell is it that only conservatives regress? Shall not be infringed should be pretty easy for a strict constructionist/originalist

[Chode]

frightening weapons? and just exactly WHAT the hell does that mean???

RATS wet their pants at the sight of ANY weapon...

[Emperor Palpatine]

Tony, we gotta disagree on this one.

[Perdogg]

The example that Scalia cited was a hand canon. I think that a law forbidding the ownership of a M72 Laws rocket would probably meet the constitutionality test. People need to understand the context.

[LibLieSlayer]

They own all of the government now... scalia is gone. Only Thomas remains unblemished... and that is speaking of the entire damned government.

LLS

[Tzimisce]

...well, since we’re going to sit on asses and let them....

[Brilliant]

Guns are regulated. I don’t see how you can draw any other conclusion. The real question is what the limit to that regulation is.

The lefties are going to say that the only thing you have a right to is a musket, and that they can even prevent you from taking that in prohibited areas, as well as track them.

The right to bear arms is not going to be defined by the Constitution. It will need to be upheld in the legislature.

[Mechanicos]

Sorry Scalia, the wording of the 2nd is clear. It means even YOU as a FEDERAL employee have no authority to regulate our God Given right to keep and bear arms.

[muir_redwoods]

He’s correct that any potential ruling will depend upon the case presented. Free speech can be curtailed as in the tired “yelling fire in a crowded theater” example so it depends upon the case.

[reefdiver]

Frightening ? What does that mean? How about frightening speech, any talk about limiting the first amendment ? What nonsense. Scalia just opened a can that worms will be crawling out of. Some days I regret opening my laptop

[Darren McCarty]

That goes back to the old common law where Open Carry was allowed and encouraged, but concealed carry was frowned upon in the old days. Criminals hide their guns. Law abiding show their guns. That's why a lot of placed allowed open carry historically and still do to this day.

[KrisKrinkle]

I think that what this boils down to is that the words “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” have not been adequately examined in terms of their scope, extent and constraints. What is the scope and extent of this right? What are the constraints?

Some people on this forum have said that the right is unlimited, up to and including keeping man-pack nuclear weapons. On the other hand, some of those plus still others have said that the right to keep and bear arms is limited by the property rights of others. But these positions are mostly opinion. Actual discussion with substantiation for the reasoning has been scant.

I will point out that “the right of the people to vote” (same phrasing as “the right of the people to keep and bear arms”) is not unlimited.

The Second Amendment community needs to discuss this issue (because the other side will) and they have not been doing so as far as I can tell. If we don't get our stuff together, the other side will prevail.

[mylife]

Get your hi cap mags while you can.

[TonyM]

All I can say is, MOLON LABE

[mikrofon]

Folks, read/watch these accounts for yourself, from multiple sources.

Mute/avoid any follow-up commentary by the LSM “journalists”...

[Cicero]

1. As already noted, taken out of context by the trouble-making presstitutes.

2. “It will have to be decided in future cases,” Scalia said. What else would he say? A proper judge doesn’t decide any case before it has been heard, even if the conclusion is pretty much foregone.

[crz]

Hey Scalia..the 2nd applies to YOU and ONLY You and the federal government.

As does the entire Bill of Rights.

You who championed the Chicago case still think the federal government will save you? You get what you asked for..the feds now have their fingers so far into local issues you will never be able to get them out...unless..