[robertpaulsen]

"So you’re saying that because some courts, government employees, make a finding which favors the government, it MUST be right, even if it cannot be squared with the merits, as interpreted by a non-government-employee of average intelligence???"

I'm simply saying that if the U.S. Supreme Court ever decides to look at the second amendment, they are going to be heavily influenced by past lower court decisions.

There are 11 Circuit Courts plus the DC Circuit. Out of those twelve courts, ten have ruled a collective right. Of the 30-40 second amendment cases heard by all those courts, only two were ruled an individual right.

Now, you're asking if those ten different Circuit Courts ruling in those 30-something different gun cases could all be wrong and the other two were right? Sure. That's possible.

[Still Thinking]

Well, if the point you’re making is with respect to what’s likely to happen, you’re probably right, and if so, that’s most unfortunate in my opinion, because it would empower the government, which necessarily comes at the expense of those of us with honest jobs.

[Still Thinking]

In fact, if your line of reasoning is trying to discern the direction of future SCOTUS decisions, as opposed to discussing the natural right and wrong of the matter, I’m probably in partial agreement with your prognostication. See my post at 125.