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Supreme Court meets to issue opinions, orders (Washington DC Gun Ban)
The Las Vegas Sun ^ | May 27, 2008 | AP

Posted on 05/27/2008 7:51:39 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi

The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases.

Major cases still undecided include the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., and whether people convicted of raping children can be given the death penalty.

The court's term ends in late June.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; billofrights; dc; heller; parker; rkba; scotus; secondamendment; supremecourt; supremes; ussc
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To: andyandval

Sigarms Trailblazer in .22, carry 1911 in 9mm or .45, and revolver in .357 Mag, not sure of manufacturer.


21 posted on 05/27/2008 9:20:50 AM PDT by wastedyears (Like a bat outta Hell.)
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To: sam_paine

Since I’m a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record, would I be able to own a Ma Deuce mounted on a truck?


22 posted on 05/27/2008 9:21:40 AM PDT by wastedyears (Like a bat outta Hell.)
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To: Filo
I wish I shared your optimism. Certainly this is what I'm hoping for and clearly it's what one would expect from a respectable court, but there is always the distinct possibility that this court is simply too corrupt to rule properly.

The vast weight of clear historical evidence is on the side of the Second Amendment as an individual right. Check out the Fifth Circuit's opinion in the Emerson case, for example.

Were the SCOTUS to ignore that for the sake of political expediency, they would shatter the Supreme Court's credibility and arguably void the statehood contracts of not only the first 13 but many other states as well, all of which clearly understood upon ratification the Bill of Rights as pertaining to individual, personal rights, and run the risk of splitting apart the United States. The Constitution was only ratified in the first place because of the Bill of Rights, and the Bill of Rights was drafted to protect individual rights. I just don't see the Supreme Court opening that can of worms.

23 posted on 05/27/2008 9:29:13 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: wastedyears
Sigarms Trailblazer in .22, carry 1911 in 9mm or .45, and revolver in .357 Mag, not sure of manufacturer.

Nice try!

Ruger Mark III, Para Ord .45 and the Smith 357.

24 posted on 05/27/2008 9:29:24 AM PDT by andyandval
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To: andyandval

Well I was kinda right.


25 posted on 05/27/2008 9:34:41 AM PDT by wastedyears (Like a bat outta Hell.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I predict the SC says, “The 2nd A. protects INDIVIDUAL rights, BUT... Blah, blah, blah, the DC law, and every other gun law in the country stands.” Pray to God I’m wrong, because I do.


26 posted on 05/27/2008 9:35:47 AM PDT by Mr. Pumblechook
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To: Joe Brower

new to banglist...


27 posted on 05/27/2008 9:38:02 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Trust in the Lord...vote yer conscience...=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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To: mvpel
The vast weight of clear historical evidence is on the side of the Second Amendment as an individual right. Check out the Fifth Circuit's opinion in the Emerson case, for example.

Were the SCOTUS to ignore that for the sake of political expediency, they would shatter the Supreme Court's credibility [...]


No argument on any of that. I've read the Emmerson case and all of the briefs (both sides) on the Heller case and much, much more. I share everything but your optimism with regard to the corruptibility of the SCOTUS as an institution.

I just don't trust the government. That mistrust has only ever been reinforced by the government's actions, especially recently.

Remember, the other can of worms is overturning 70+ years of unconstitutional anti-gun legislation nationwide. . .
28 posted on 05/27/2008 9:38:18 AM PDT by Filo (Darwin was right!)
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To: wastedyears; ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY; Erik Latranyi
Since I’m a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record, would I be able to own a Ma Deuce mounted on a truck?

Actually, I believe you probably can own one today, except that you'd have to have a special collectors license from the BATFags, and you would not be able to drive it around on public roads, etc.

Which is my point to ROLF...it's not as simple as "any gun, anywhere, anytime because self-defense is a God Given Right."

When you start applying the term "reasonable regulation" to a right, then everything gets confusing. However, the alternative is a 300 million person urban anarchy.

29 posted on 05/27/2008 9:40:56 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

“clearly defined in the Constitution, should be a no-brainer for the court.”

Yet we have paper money, and the court decided that it was OK in 1871 or so, and they did it without the help of emanations and penumbras. “Coin” became “print” and “paper” by stroke of Supreme pen.

“To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; “

“Section 10. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. “


30 posted on 05/27/2008 9:41:26 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: andyandval

Smith 686 probably a dash 6 with the lock.


31 posted on 05/27/2008 9:44:49 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Play that Funky Music Typical White Boy!)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Wow, some really powerful cases coming up. Here’s hoping some members of the Supreme Court remember to brush up on the Constitution before some of these rulings - if they decide to hear them.


32 posted on 05/27/2008 9:46:03 AM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: michigander

Thanks for the updates... I haven’t followed the George Ryan case all the way through - knew enough to HATE the guy long before he became Governor! And, I don’t use that word lightly...


33 posted on 05/27/2008 9:48:34 AM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: andyandval

I’m by no means a gun expert, or enthusiast so I’ve never seen one like the red-gripped one in your picture. It almost looks “other-worldly” - like a “ray-gun” or Han Solo’s Blaster! ;) What kind of gun is that, if you don’t mind my asking?


34 posted on 05/27/2008 9:51:18 AM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: wastedyears

Today is my Monday; I’m fortunate I’ve spelled anything right. *L* Although that misused word reminds me of a strip club my husband and I passed in Louisville when we were lost one time...”Bear Neccessities” instead of “Bare Neccessities”....They advertised “Live Go Go Dancers”...it made me curious if the dancers were to lure in the “bears” or if the dead dancers were piled in the back..


35 posted on 05/27/2008 9:55:03 AM PDT by IMissPresidentReagan ("If we were dog food, they'd take us off the shelf." Rep. Tom Davis on the "Republican Brand")
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Bingo.


36 posted on 05/27/2008 9:55:09 AM PDT by andyandval
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To: sam_paine

Why should there be “reasonable regulation” regarding the Second Amendment at all? Look at Britain and Australia, Washington, DC, Chicago and NYC. Gun bans don’t work.

If the Second Amendment isn’t considered as an absolute God-given right, then it’s subject to all of the regulation legislators at every level can throw at it.


37 posted on 05/27/2008 9:56:09 AM PDT by wastedyears (Like a bat outta Hell.)
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To: LibertyRocks

That’s a Para Ord. 1911 LTC (barrel is 1/2” shorter than standard).


38 posted on 05/27/2008 10:00:11 AM PDT by andyandval
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To: wastedyears

It’s certainly a watershed moment in this nation.


39 posted on 05/27/2008 10:00:20 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (Party ahead of principles; eventually you'll be selling out anything to anyone for the right price.)
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To: andyandval
Some of my kids:


40 posted on 05/27/2008 10:05:16 AM PDT by rarestia ("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / MOLWN LABE!)
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