[Zakeet]

"This ... decision, which hands the far right a victory it has sought for decades, is a powerful reminder of why voters need to have the Supreme Court firmly in mind when they vote for the president this fall."

[elhombrelibre]

If the NYT doesn't agree with the Supremes, they, and perhaps Obama, can lead an effort to amend the constitution to say the things they want it to say. I'd like to see them do that and see how well it goes.

[Condor51]

Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, declared that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to bear arms for nonmilitary uses, even though the amendment clearly links the right to service in a “militia.”

Lie #1. Justice Scalia addressed that and shot it down (pun intended)

But that’s a sharp reversal for the court: as early as 1939, it made clear that the Second Amendment only protects the right of people to carry guns for military use in a militia.

Lie #2. Miller only addressed the type of weapon - a sawed off shotgun. This was also covered by Scalia, in DETAIL.

The District of Columbia, which has one of the nation’s highest crime rates, banned the possession of nearly all handguns (blah, blah)

The irony here is not just dripping, but flows like Niagara Falls. These ijits don't 'get' that they're confirming that Gun Control Laws are USELESS and ineffective as the criminals, well, they're CRIMINALS, and don't give a crap about any law.

[Oldpuppymax]

More completely expected bed-wetting from the NY Times.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The *solution* to criminally associated gun homicide is that there be more law enforcement, especially by ordinary citizens acting in that capacity. That means an honest, armed citizenry to fight against criminal gun use.

This is not vigilantism. This is the recognition that within the Common Law, there is an inherent need for citizens to have "inherent deputization".

In turn, this means that as States have "Good Samaritan" laws to protect those who render medical aid in emergency situations, they also need "Good Deputy" laws to protect citizens who render law enforcement aid to prevent or interfere with criminal activity.

[wastedyears]

How many people die from medical malpractice...

[rabscuttle385]

Thirty-three dead last year in the shootings at Virginia Tech.

Cities and states have tried to stanch the killing with gun-control laws.

What The New York Times fails to mention is that, for quite some time preceding the massacre, guns were banned on the campus of Virginia Tech, as they were at the University of Virginia and every other public college and university in Virginia.

Of course, that's a rather inconvenient truth, eh?

[neverdem]

BTTT!