Supreme Court Will Hear D.C. Guns Case

AP via SFGate ^ | 11/20/7 | MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer

[Pistolshot]

Prediction:

Narrow focus on DC, and not the rest of the country. All that will change is that DC citizens will be able to purchase handguns under continuing Federal controls. Concealed Carry is another matter entirely.

[From One - Many]

I would prefer the Second be left alone...period....but that is just me. I know not what the Supreme Court will do...and that is why I am worried.

[AFPhys]

So, the game is afoot ...

[Candor7]

The justices' decision to hear the case could make the divisive debate over guns an issue in the 2008 presidential and congressional elections. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Duh?

One can always tell a liberal socialist news writer.

ITS ALREADY AN ISSUE AND IT IS NOT DIVISIVE!

That debate is a unifier, and it will unify a large block of voters against the liberal socialsits and their wanna be Utopians whose idea of Brave New World is simply wrong, and unattainable.

"Devisive debate" punk low life no count liberal reporting.

Unifying Debate is the accurate term, and don'r forget it.

[rellimpank]

-—”so”==”do”—

[AFPhys]

“... whatever the outcome, it will be a whole new world after they make their decision.”

Yup.

[Phsstpok]

There’s another thread based on a different article

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1928424/posts

[furquhart]

Both the petitioner and the respondent sought higher court review.

[1Old Pro]

Radio News saying they will hear arguments in May and possible decision this MAY.

If it goes the wrong way it could unite gun owners to vote for a Pro-gun GOP candidate.

[From One - Many]

or it could be too late to offer a pro-gun candidate....

[Tulsa Ramjet]

when more District of Columbians have weapons, the crime will go down. This is a good chance to test that theory. Of course, the majority of the citizens won’t have a gun because of their felony records.

[drpix]

I’m getting a feeling SCOTUS accepted the case thinking of a slit the difference stategy.

[rellimpank]

-- I know not what the Supreme Court will do----exactly.

--and remembering McCain-Feingold and the eminent domain issue, I too am worried.

[keat]

...could unite gun owners to vote for a Pro-gun GOP candidate.

It's an election year - everybody will be pro-gun.

[Triple]

“After considering foreign laws to make that decision of course”- aglooka

That is my fear with this decision - because in other opinions (Kelo?) SCOTUS openly cited foreign laws to support the opinion, which is incomprehensible to me.

[gridlock]

“Whether the following provisions — D.C. Code secs. 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 — violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?””

If you ask me, the Court has already tipped thier hands by substituting "state-regulated" for "well regulated".

They are going to come down on the side of a collective right. The fix is in.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The wrong SCOTUS opinion is a declaration of civil war.

It's difficult to view any other way.

Let's see where this "conservative" court comes down -- the Constitution or tyranny.

[Southack]

This case will force 2nd Amendment views to become a Presidential campaign issue in 2008, something that the news media has managed to stifle for decades.

[drpix]

CORRECTION: slit the difference stategy = split the difference stategy

[CatoRenasci]

Not so, there is a split among the circuits - the Supremes traditionally will take a case to resolve the split.