>> While Heller certainly was a victory, it was never the total and complete victory some of my pro-gun friends thought it was. Basically all the decision said was the government could not impose an absolute ban on firearms and as I guessed the gun control side was going to come back and say, “OK, this ruling means that we can still do anything except a total ban.” <<
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The Heller decision was properly written.
The court was correct to limit itself to just what had been addressed in the suit. the SCOTUS is an appelate court, and has no original jurisdiction. Even added dicta beyond that would have been treated disdainfully by the statist judges.