Category: D.C. v. Heller
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Quote of the Day – Backwards Edition
People don’t kill people, guns do – Leticia Stark, In Josh Sugarmann’s book Every Handgun is Aimed at You I found a copy of the book at the local Half Price Books, and figured I would check it out. That gives you an idea of what is contained in the book. I also had to…
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Quote of the day – By Appointment Only Edition
Under the D.C. [law], a robber has to make an appointment with you so you can get your gun ready for him – Stephen P. Halbrook Hat tip John Lott
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This could get confusing
We had D.C. v. Heller, now we have Heller v. DC. Dick Heller is taking D.C. back to court, claiming that the new laws do not honor the court’s ruling. We wish him luck.
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Quote of the Day – Second Class Edition
For decades the Second Amendment might as well have been called the Second-Class Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court spent the late 20th century expansively interpreting the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth amendments, not to mention unenumerated rights ranging from travel to sexual privacy. But not until last month did the court hold that the…
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Good News from Morton Grove
Snowflakes in Hell reports that the Village of Morton Grove has officially repealed their handgun ban, in the face of legal challenges and the Heller decision. I am always for solving bad laws through the legislative process instead of the courts, considering the it to be cheaper (lawyers are expensive,) faster (a court case can…
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I am not a lawyer, but
if the Second Amendment was meant to provide for creating a state army/organized militia (the “collective rights” view,) wouldn’t that be at odds with U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 3 “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace…?” Probably addressed…
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Agreed
Mrs. Ahab takes on Justice Breyer’s comments about the danger of having a gun in the home. I couldn’t agree more.
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Heller on licensing
There has been some talk that SCOTUS upheld gun licensing in Heller. They neither struck down nor upheld licensing, they did not address it. Looking at this another way, SCOTUS did not strike down licensing, but then again, they didn’t strike down McCain-Feingold, either. This is not an approval of either, as neither issue was…
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Quote of the Day – Frivolous Edition
Some have made the argument, bordering on the frivolous, that only those arms in existence in the 18th century are protected by the Second Amendment. – Opinion of the Court, D.C. v. Heller
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Fenty’s regulations
The Armed Canadian has a post thanking Mayor Fenty for the arrogance that led him to continue to challenge the lower court’s ruling, which lead to one of the greatest victories ever for the Pro-Gun movement. He is absolutely right, and I think when you look at the restrictions that are being placed on gun…