[Carry_Okie]

Hey, IMO, the 9th Circuit just did us a big favor - they are gonna force SCOTUS to take on this case and overturn the ruling, thereby establishing precedent that the 2nd A does in fact confer individual rights. Had the 9th Circuit come up with a blander way to impose gun control viewpoints, SCOTUS could have just deflected the issue away like they are prone to do with 2nd A cases.

Which do you prefer, Emerson or a test of a right to own assault weapons? Had the Bush administration chosen to pursue Emerson, this ruling would never have happened. Considering that, how satisfied are you that the Solicitor General is going to give this case its due?

[dirtboy]

Which do you prefer, Emerson or a test of a right to own assault weapons?

I prefer to have the most liberal (and overturned) circuit court in the nation parrot the claims of gun-control groups, and in a one-sided flawed decision proclaim that the 2nd Amendment does NOT confer individual rights. I would also like it if all the gun-control groups hitch their wagons to this ruling - so it can pull the collective lot over a cliff when SCOTUS overturns it. The 9th Circuit basically left SCOTUS no choice with the blunt language in this ruling.

Had the Bush administration chosen to pursue Emerson, this ruling would never have happened. Considering that, how satisfied are you that the Solicitor General is going to give this case its due?

It may not even now require the Solicitor General. Both sides are going to want both this case and Emerson appealed to SCOTUS. The long-awaited SCOTUS showdown is, IMO, finally taking shape, and will probably be heard in the 2003-04 SCOTUS session.