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Reality check, folks.......
wsfiredude
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"The Court's opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill
HR2640
, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools
Where their use would have no doubt saved lives in recent years
and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.
Pretty broad
Miller's holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those "in common use at the time" finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons. Pp. 54-56."
And exactly who is charged with defining "dangerous and unusual weapons?
"United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174, does not limit the right to keep and bear arms to militia purposes, but rather limits the type of weapon to which the right applies to those used by the militia, i.e., those in common use for lawful purposes. Pp. 47-54."
where have we seen this before?
Folks, you can look at it at any angle you want, but no matter how you look at it, Lady Liberty was raped today. Pop the cork if you wish, but I see nothing to celebrate. What we received today was our proverbial assess being handed to us via SCOTUS leaving a wide open door for more interpretation and restrictions. The only thing accomplished today was postponement of the inevitable. Period.
HR2640
, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools
Where their use would have no doubt saved lives in recent years
and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.
Pretty broad
Miller's holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those "in common use at the time" finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons. Pp. 54-56."
And exactly who is charged with defining "dangerous and unusual weapons?
"United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174, does not limit the right to keep and bear arms to militia purposes, but rather limits the type of weapon to which the right applies to those used by the militia, i.e., those in common use for lawful purposes. Pp. 47-54."
where have we seen this before?
Folks, you can look at it at any angle you want, but no matter how you look at it, Lady Liberty was raped today. Pop the cork if you wish, but I see nothing to celebrate. What we received today was our proverbial assess being handed to us via SCOTUS leaving a wide open door for more interpretation and restrictions. The only thing accomplished today was postponement of the inevitable. Period.