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06-26-2008 #1
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Supreme Court ruled today on the D.C. gun ban
The Supreme Court ruled today that the D.C. gun ban violates the 2nd amendment to keep and bear arms. Gun control advocates often posit the argument that it only applies to a "well regulated militia". The court ruled that this operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that it connotes an individuals right to keep and bear arms as well for personal self-defense.
An excerpt from the court today: The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.
Currently in D.C., handgun ownership is not permitted, and rifles in the home must be kept disassembled and with trigger locks that render the gun non-functional.
Now the occupational hazards for would be burglars will be death, or if they're lucky and arrested ... jail.
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06-26-2008 #2
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I'm a girly boy who has a concealed-carry permit, so I'm getting a real kick out of this ruling...
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06-26-2008 #3
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It does actually say "well regulated militia" in the amendment, after all. Hard to see how they could miss that.
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06-26-2008 #4
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Originally Posted by scroller
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06-26-2008 #5
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Originally Posted by joserchi2002
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06-26-2008 #6
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Originally Posted by InHouston
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06-26-2008 #7
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Originally Posted by scroller
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06-26-2008 #8
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Isn't it about time we got rid of the 2nd amendment. I mean this IS 2008, not 1776, if I'm not mistaken...
uh oh...I'm gonna be ducking all those NRA bullets coming my way any minute now...
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06-26-2008 #9
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Great. Expect more school shootings and workplace shootings.
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06-26-2008 #10
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Originally Posted by hugochavez
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