But what happens if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the 5th and invalidates the NFA, GCA, and Brady Act? Some demented psychotic homeless liberal who-hears-voices-type yahoo will buy a machine gun and go shoot up an elementary school. Congress will hastily implement an unresearched vote-buying soccer-mom-appeasing knee-jerk act (like it always does -- see the establishment of the Homeland Security Agency as an example) and possibly just repeal the Second Fricken Amendment! The states will go along "for the children" (how many signed on to the stupid Equal Rights Act?). Then where will we be?
Although the above may be a little over the top, bear in mind "unintended consequences." What could be the unintended consequences of getting a strong RTKBA ruling?
Please explain how this would be any different if said looney shot up an elementary school with a pump shotgun?
Are you saying that it's just fine with you if a constitutionally protected right is savaged because someone might do something stupid? So license-only freedom of speech and government oversite of religious institutions would be okay too I guess, eh?
Congress will hastily implement an unresearched vote-buying soccer-mom-appeasing knee-jerk act (like it always does -- see the establishment of the Homeland Security Agency as an example) and possibly just repeal the Second Fricken Amendment! The states will go along "for the children" (how many signed on to the stupid Equal Rights Act?).
Repeal? Let 'em try. And do remember that it matters not how many signed on to the ERA, the only thing that matters is that it wasn't enough.
Although the above may be a little over the top, bear in mind "unintended consequences." What could be the unintended consequences of getting a strong RTKBA ruling?
The consequences? The gun-grabbers would have to step out of the shadows of their "reasonable restriction" and "for the children" blandishments and identify themselves loudly as what they are. Elitists that don't want the American people to have the ability to defend themselves from an out-of-control government.