Bump
Just saw the DC Fox station coverage of the SCOTUS hearing, with questins by Roberts and Scalia, but what was most interesting was the observation that Justice Kennedy seemed to be farthest along in his judgment that the DC law is unconstitutional. Kennedy has, of course, been the Court’s ‘swing vote’ so that’s an interesting observation.
I love how the liberals are all but crying over the loss of yet another stone in the wall they love to hide behind.
I suggest the Supreme Court Justices think very carefully before writing their decision. The 1st amendment doesn’t have much meaning without the 2nd.
“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” - Thomas Jefferson
I watched it on cspan. Unlike most others who think the pro gun side did great, I thought they did a lousy job. They conceded point after point, agreed that the right can be infringed as long as the infringement is “reasonable”, argued that handguns were not really “arms”, that arguments of “public safety” can supercede the constitution, that trigger locks and storage laws were acceptable, and made weak arguments regarding the relevance of self defense to the 2nd ammendment. I think we will probably come out of this with the status quo.
Has the transcript been released yet?
If the 2A is in fact an individual right, did it only apply to the individuals homes? Or did it also apply to the individuals horses and other conveyances?
If the court strikes down the DC law because it is too restrictive in its requirement that firarms be disassembled, unloaded and locked in the home, then shouldn’t the citizens be able to carry guns while outside the home also?
Right - only the cops and street gangs were allowed to have guns ... home owners were not allowed to protect themselves ....