The Supreme Court has never properly recognized or honestly enforced the 2nd Amendment, but it is still there. And in line with my general views on constitutional subjects, when the Constitution has spoken it is the business of all Americans -- including the Justices on the Supreme Court -- to enforce it. If they cannot do that, then it is their business to resign from the Court.
I hope that answers your question.
John / Billybob
It is up to every state to determine its own criminal law.
[Except for guns] -- But don't ALL criminal laws have to comply with our BORs individual protections?
So if North Carolina, New York, and Nevada reach different decisions on the subject, that is permitted by the US Constitution.
That's simply not true according to the plain words of the 14th, is it?
I know that answer will displease some people, perhaps even both of you. But I always start any discussion of political basics with the plain language -- or lack of language -- of the Constitution on that subject. John / Billybob 1,605
The USSC let stand a peculiar 'criminal law' about assault weapons in CA last week, Billy. -- Do you support CA's 'right' to prohibit such weapons?
The issue of gun ownership is in a different category than general criminal law. The later was left to the states by the Constitution. The former, however, has a specific Amendment, the 2nd, put in the Bill of Rights to protect it.
The 14th is specific on its protections of our rights to life, liberty, and property, billy. Can states ignore it when they write criminal law?