Thread: Supreme Court finds individual right to own guns

"For the first time in U.S. history, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that individual Americans have the right to own guns for personal use, and struck down a strict gun control law in the U.S. capital."

And there was much rejoicing as individual rights, at least temporarily, came off life support.

YIIIPPPEEEEE!!!

Originally Posted by JMS

YIIIPPPEEEEE!!!

The only sad part is that it was even a close vote.

Yeah Tim, I wish it hadn't been so close too. At least it passed and a good precedent has been set. This should protect our basic rights for a while, plus make Congress shove off when it comes to wimpy feel good legislation.

In dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote, "The decision threatens to throw into doubt the constitutionality of gun laws throughout the United States."

Yes it does. I wonder what DC citizens are thinking about the ruling. Are handgun sales exploding yet?

It's too bad such intelligent judges can't all read the Constitution and come to the same conclusions.

I've been worrying about this. I was so elated when I heard it went in favor of the people's right. The 5 to 4 decision is troubling. It should have been unanimous .

Originally Posted by Wildtim

The only sad part is that it was even a close vote.

Have you read the dissenting opinions? Excruciating intellectual contortions. There is little ambiguity, the Constitution is perfectly clear: "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Yet somehow leftist mental Jiu-Jiutsu manages to infer all sorts of secret hidden meanings, caveats and exceptions.

Originally Posted by ProfessorChaos!

Have you read the dissenting opinions? Excruciating intellectual contortions. There is little ambiguity, the Constitution is perfectly clear: "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Yet somehow leftist mental Jiu-Jiutsu manages to infer all sorts of secret hidden meanings, caveats and exceptions.

Made my head hurt, trying to follow their twisted, basackwards logic.

Matt

Originally Posted by ProfessorChaos!

Have you read the dissenting opinions? Excruciating intellectual contortions. There is little ambiguity, the Constitution is perfectly clear: "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Yet somehow leftist mental Jiu-Jiutsu manages to infer all sorts of secret hidden meanings, caveats and exceptions.

Otoh the right to their day in court for the gitmo detainees was also 5-4, and that was pretty straightforward as well. I't not only the lefts that can be stubborn.

I am not sure what you are saying here. Are you agreeing that the terrorists, who happen to be prisoners of war and in no way are U.S. citizens, deserve the right to a fair trial by jury? If that is what you are saying I have to strongly disagree. Lets have the terrorists, or terrorist suspects, released and tried by a jury under the premise of innocent until proven guilty. The only problem with this is that right is reserved for U.S. citizens not anyone in the world. These people would be more than willing to kill us than to talk to us, remember 911, and are trying to use our political system against us so they can be released to go back to their sandbox and continue to kill American solders or oppress their own people. I am sorry to say that I do not agree that prisoners of war have the right to a fair democratic trial. In case anyone that disagrees with me has not been paying attention over the last few years, when they capture one of our soldiers, or civilians they cut their heads off with a machete and broadcast it on the news and the internet. Don’t believe me just Google it and I guarantee it will come up. That is not exactly the type of people I want to have a fair trial.