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To: patton

For the ownership of guns in the home, yes. Not for CCW, probably not for open carry. It looks like cities/states can still require licensing and are free to make the licensing restrictions fairly onerous if they want. Let’s face it, proving that a city is enforcing its laws “arbitrarily and capriciously” is pretty darn hard.

What this looks like it does is remove the most drastic of the gun bans, like the District’s. And it builds a firewall that basically says “you can restrict up to here, but no further.” It doesn’t roll back a whole lot, really. It’s a good decision, and a necessary decision. But it’s more of a solid defense than a strong offense.

}:-)4


479 posted on 06/26/2008 7:41:12 AM PDT by Moose4 (http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
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To: Moose4
In Massachusetts you have to go through the your Chief of Police to apply for a right to buy a handgun and most of them rubber-stamp NO.

This ruling should put the onus on them to justify compeling grounds for denial now.

505 posted on 06/26/2008 7:45:45 AM PDT by AU72
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