Thanks Billybob. As I posted somewhere else: It is not the end or the beginning of the end; however, it is the end of the beginning.
Everytime the feds do something favorable to the 2nd Admendment, the state of NJ freaks out and take it out on the gunowners in the state. When the assault rifle ban expired, the NJ legislature introduced bills to classify any rifle with a pistol grip as an assault rifle. Within 72 hours after taking office Gov Corzine signed an executive order at the behest of the Super of State Police that high capacity mags blocked to allow only 15 rounds were illegal. Now 50 cal rifles are banned and a limit of one handgun per month is being considered by the legislature. NJ also passed a possession law which stipulates that only persons with a state firearm ID can hold and operate firearms even on private property. Example if you are on travel and a burglar breaks into your house, and your wife uses your handgun to defend herself. She can be arrested for operating a firearm w/o the NJ fire arm ID and you the owner would also be arrested for creating a storage condition that allows a non fire arm ID person to easily access your gun and operate it illegally. Granted common sense will exonerate you and your wife, but not after both are arrested, post bail and spend $ 10,000 minimum per person to appear in court and hopefully the county DA is not a hard ass. Otherwise you may spend up to $ 100,000 on a criminal trial in order to be found innocent.
Shall I hold by breath to when the ACLU takes up a gun rights case?
We can survive McCain's environmentalism (which is quickly fading) and we stopped his immigration bill. The Republic will be in good hands if he does nominate judges in the mold of Scalia and Thomas and Alito. He said he would. The Republic would not survive a President Obama. The SCOTUS is but one judicial appointment away from judicial tyranny. We would see a multitude of decisions 5-4 or 6-3 that would undermine the Bill of Rights. The judiciary would become a defacto legislative branch.
Vote for McCain it is damned important. After you vote for McCain have a couple of drinks and bath you will feel better about your vote. If you would like the country run by the likes of Justice Ginsburg, stay home and do not vote. There is not enough whiskey that would make you feel better about that.