[itsahoot]

The truth is, none of this matters. The Supreme Court just
refused to review two cases that could have settled this
issue.

They let the Federal Gun Control laws stand. I might add
contrary to the cheering squad here, the administration
argued in defense of the Federal Gun Control Laws, in
direct conflict with their previous decleration of individual
rights in the second ammendment.

[Wolfstar]

Actually, it matters a great deal. The more people discover the truth about why the founders bequeathed us the rights they did in the Constitution, the better off we will all be. It is crtical to argue from strength when supporting something against which powerful forces are arrayed, such as the right to keep and bear arms. Strength comes from confidence, which comes from knowledge — from knowing one is on the right side of the argument and of history.

Why do people who are upset that the Supreme Court refused to hear the latest gun-rights case assume that any ruling would have been positive for the preservation 2nd Amendment rights? A negative ruling by the Supreme Court would make matters infinitely worse. Better that they stay out of it and allow 226 years of precedent stand untouched.