Category: gun politics
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Quote of the Day – Magical Idol Edition
The true fetishists are the Bradys, and the Sugarmanns, and the Helmkes, for they are the ones who see what is essentially a mundane tool as a magical idol which can take over the mind of whoever holds it. – Mike of Mike-istan If you haven’t read the whole post, you really should.
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Advice to IANSA
If you are going to extol the virtues of the U.N. global gun treaty, (I shudder just typing that…) You might want to consider not putting one of the world’s worst human rights violators in as the example. It doesn’t really help your case. Just a thought…
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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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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…
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Quote of the Day – Maybe we were wrong Edition
“[concealed carry is] something that doesn’t cause that many problems.” – Paul Helmke on Hardball OK, he didn’t say that they might have been wrong, but this is a stunning concession.
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So what about machine guns?
First off, I am not a lawyer, but while I think it is clear that existing machine gun legislation in safe under Heller in the short term, I do not think that a challenge has been ruled out completely. In light of statement like this, machine gun bans might seem to be upheld by the…
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Interesting…
From CBS 2 Chicago “It is frightening that America loves guns,” the mayor said, “and to me, I think this decision really places those who are rich and those are in power, they’ll always feel safe. Those who do not have the power do not feel safe, and that’s what they’re saying. If you’re elected…
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Quote of the Day – Victory Edition
Held: 1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. – SCOTUS opinion in D.C. v. Heller When it came down to it, we needed the court to say 2A was an individual…