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To: mewzilla

Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion for the majority stressed that the Court was not casting doubt on long-standing bans on gun possession by felons or the mentally retarded, or laws barring guns from schools or government buildings, or laws putting conditions on gun sales.


322 posted on 06/26/2008 7:21:46 AM PDT by fzx12345 (ZOTTO ERGO SUM)
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To: fzx12345
I found it very telling (in a positive way) that the opening part of Scalia's opinion talked about traditional uses, including SELF-DEFENSE -- meaning, they didn't trot out the tired old hunting argument ( "We're not opposed to people having guns for hunting") -- which has NOTHING to do with the 2A.

2A is about self-defense -- against criminals AND against oppressive government.

396 posted on 06/26/2008 7:30:10 AM PDT by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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