Good Gun News!

If you were watching the national news last weekend, you probably missed some of the biggest news regarding gun rights, well, in a VERY long time. You see, the typical anti-gun press (CBS, ABC) completely ignored this gigantic ruling. Only NBC actually covered the decision (even if it was followed up with strong criticism of the decision).

The decision was that the second amendment was found Constitutional. This is the first time that has been the case in a very, very long time.

Most gun cases you see or read about hinge on other factors -- usually technicalities, wordings, economics, etc. But this case was argued on just the one factor -- the defense basically was just one line: I have the right to own a firearm based on the second amendment to the Constitution.

Most legal experts refused this case. The NRA didn't want to touch this one. NO ONE wanted a ruling on the second amendment because once it was ruled on those grounds, this would affect guns laws around the country. Almost no government ban of firearms would be able to stand under this decision.

So, of course, the liberals in DC are appealing the case. First it goes to the entire appeals court, and then it will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court (no matter which way the entire court rules). The only way this can really get sidetracked now is if the majority of the appeals court can get with the lunatic opinion of one judge who actually claimed that the Constitution doesn't apply to DC because they're not a state. Any other option will either firmly prove in judicial opinion one way or another: either individuals have a right to bear arms or they don't.

Posted by: Ogre at 05:06 PM

Comments

1 second amendment was found constitutional..since when do we follow the Constitution anymore?..lol
hey Ogre..I tried to copy and paste some of your article but u seem to have coded that out because I couldnt..

Posted by: Angel at March 13, 2007 05:50 PM (9Ky3J)

2 That's why this is such big news! Because a judge actually ruled that we CAN follow the Consitution!

I don't know why you can't copy and paste, I don't have anything coded to stop you.

Posted by: Ogre at March 13, 2007 05:52 PM (oifEm)

3 yeah that is huge, although it was interesting to note that the dissenting judge remarked that the states rights didn't apply to the district because it wasn't a state... now all we can hope for is that states pass laws like Oklahoma where it is illegal for companies to tell their employees that they cannot have firearms in their cars...

Posted by: chris at March 13, 2007 06:06 PM (rBjHa)

4 Wasn't that judge certifiable? I bet the residents of DC would be rather surprised to find out they don't have ANY rights. And it's also weird to think that this judge likely thinks the legal residents of DC aren't protected by the Constitution, but I bet she thinks the illegal criminals who keep invading America are.

Posted by: Ogre at March 13, 2007 06:11 PM (oifEm)

5 I forget the original reasoning on DC not being a "state". It may have made sense then, it no longer does...but then I hate folks messing with the constitution, so I guess I'll pipe down.

Posted by: DagneyT at March 13, 2007 09:16 PM (AAEEI)

6 DC isn't a state. In no way, shape, or form should it EVER be considered a state. That would be a really bad move. But it's still part of the United States -- the capital. So the Constitution applies.

Posted by: Ogre at March 13, 2007 09:46 PM (kft0e)

7 isnt there some ruling that the DC representatives in the house and senate aren't allowed to vote on bills or something like that?

Posted by: chris at March 14, 2007 03:17 PM (rBjHa)

8 Correct. They have a representative in the House who just gets paid to sit and watch everyone else (and complain).

Posted by: Ogre at March 14, 2007 03:21 PM (oifEm)






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