"...The Second Amendment is not a Second Class Constitutional Right. It deserves the same respect as the First Amendment, or the Sixth Amendment. The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not “a second-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Rights guarantees.” McDonald, 561 U. S., at 780 (plurality opinion). We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need. That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion. It is not how the Sixth Amendment works when it comes to a defendant’s right to confront the witnesses against him. And it is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self-defense..." This.
Is.
Great.
Thomas is my all-time favorite Supreme Court Justice. He stands right there with William Rehnquist and Antonin Scalia. Right there.
I am putting Justice Thomas on my Freep Page in my gallery of heroes.
This ruling is very meaningful for me. I come from one of those states mentioned (California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maryland)
When I applied for my carry permit, I had to write a letter explaining why. I did it, because I had no choice. But it grated on me.
So far, this court is ranking as the best ever, to me.
I have yet to read the entire decision, Justice Thomas is a genius.
He cuts through all the liberal arguments and displays LOGIC. Pure logic, in the simplest fashion, so even a 12 year old should be able to understand it.