Supreme court Ruled

[blacklab]

Upholding 2nd amendment

 

[chrome]

<h1>Supreme Court Rules That Individuals Have Gun Rights

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 26, 2008
Filed at 10:16 a.m. ET
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Court Weighs Right to Guns, and Its Limits (March 19)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.
The court's 5-4 ruling strikes down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. The decision goes further than even the Bush administration wanted, but probably leaves most firearms laws intact.
The court had not conclusively interpreted the Second Amendment since its ratification in 1791. The amendment reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
The basic issue for the justices was whether the amendment protects an individual's right to own guns no matter what, or whether that right is somehow tied to service in a state militia.

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[supervman]

GOOD and rightly so.
V

 

[diesel]

I am no constitutional scholar but from what I have read and being married to a history major. I think that the Supreme Court made the correct decision. I also feel that it is nice to know that we have the right to challenge it. I own guns, I hunt, fish, and also will shoot anyone who comes into my house and threatens my family. We live in a wonderful country!!!!

 

[bill-n-jeanine_fl]

I just read this in some reader comments on an article about the ruling and it amused me... lol:

As the Quaker gentleman said to the burglar, "I would not harm thee for the world, brother, but thee stands where I am about to shoot!"

 

[blacklab]

Chrome thanks for the link

 

[chrome]

No problem.
I'm just very happy they ruled this way. I have lots of guns... :)
Most of them I just use for making little holes in paper as close together as possible :)

 

[pineywoods]

Great news now lets get going with a national concealed weapons permit instead of leaving it up to each state

 

[chrome]

Works for me.
I'm looking to get one here in the future sometime. Just don't know when yet.
My Kimber Custom II is a bit big, I'll probably look for a smaller .45 or maybe go to a .40

 

[erain]

like piney says about nationwide c/c, and its not like they ruled on something we didnt already know.... more political bantering to try and get a foothold to undermine our constitutional rights. whats bad is it was a 5-4 vote, so people.... realize that we were a single vote of possible major lifestyle changes when it comes to firearms. that is too close a vote for something that is constituionaly already on the books!!!!

 

[dingle]

Big guy once said..."They can have my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers"!!!

 

[scrapiron]

By all means that is the scary part. One more vote and who knows what we would be facing now. Having grown up with a grandfather who is a gunsmith, I am grateful for this ruling. Now I think I will go clean my guns!

A .40 isn't a bad option at all for personal protection.

 

[placebo]

That was my thoughts also when I read that, seems only a matter of time given the direction we are currently headed. Scary stuff.

The following was posted by fellow member, "Sheepdog" in the, "how did you come up with your screenname" thread so credit is due to him for this great read. I reposted the link here because I think it really fits this topic well.

Big thanks to Sheepdog for the link!

http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004...0726sheep.html

 

[chrome]

That's an awesome article.
I personally think it's one that every American should read.

 

[pne123]

Upheld by one vote. I do not like Mccain but his judge appointments will be important. Nobama judges appointments would very bad. If people think elections do not matter this should wake them up. the next pres. will most likely appoint 2 judges to the Supreme Court in his term

 

[walking dude]

LOLOLOL.........great post BnJ.........though once again, i spit my beverage all over the computer screen laffing so hard............hehehe

 

[cowgirl]

That WAS close!
I'm with DINGLE

 

[blacklab]

They can have them, LEAD FIRST!

Pretty lucky and scary in Wa ST CWP's are easy to get. Fill out ap pay $35 pass background check and it's in the mail. Price might have changed from 10 years ago but it's still painless

 

[Dutch]

This is great news and it is a ruling that should have been made a long time ago.

So far this thread has been polite conversation but it still has the potential to head off into a political mine field.

Keep it friendly, keep it polite and we will keep this thread open. Any political bashing of the Supreme Courts decsion will result in this thread being locked down and deleted by myself , one of the other moderators or by Tulsa Jeff.

Enjoy!

 

[placebo]

Hehe Freudian slip?