Don't Bring Your Guns to Town

[Yeti]

The court's 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns and imperiled similar prohibitions in other cities

Justice Antonin Scalia referred to the "inherent right of self-defense" central to the Second Amendment. I have to laugh. The 2nd 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.

When I read this amendment I think of black powdered rifles and hand cannons.

OK, I do understand that criminals can get guns from underground dealers and people feel the need to protect themselves but......come on DC was the modern version of Deadwood and still has a high murder rate. the supreme court was silent for awhile and now boom bang. Bring your guns to town. All I can say is....Wow!

Here is the beginning of one article----

The U.S. Supreme Court made clear Thursday an individual's right to bear arms. "It's like the greatest thing that's happened in this nation since the Revolutionary War," said Janalee Tobias, who founded a group called Women Against Gun Control.
The court, conclusively addressing the Second Amendment for the first time in 217 years, struck down a strict law in the District of Columbia against handgun ownership. More broadly, the ruling put to rest the question of whether the constitutional amendment protected an individual right or a collective right as part of a state militia.

[insertnamehere]

I was just listening to Mr. Cash

I don't know if the thread title is in reference to that or not...

I didn't read the article, it was a lot of words

[bigblu89]

Maybe they're thinking this will work like ending prohibition.

If the Gov't can regulate (somewhat) who gets the right to own a gun, they won't be as much of a problem.

[Bob]

Originally Posted by bigblu89

Maybe they're thinking this will work like ending prohibition.

If the Gov't can regulate (somewhat) who gets the right to own a gun, they won't be as much of a problem.

i don't know though, the ban they struck down really was just a regulation, it was just a very strict one. my understanding is that handguns were outright banned (because so many people in DC use them to murder each other), and rifles and shotguns and the like had to be stored in a cabinet or something with a trigger lock. the ruling is likely going to make it very difficult to regulate guns and still be consistent with the second amendment.

i guess i'll have to be more careful when i rob houses now, people will be armed. maybe i should buy a handgun

[Yeti]

Originally Posted by insertnamehere

I was just listening to Mr. Cash

I don't know if the thread title is in reference to that or not...

I didn't read the article, it was a lot of words

Anytime you want to mention Johnny you just go right ahead.

[mathcart]

Best thread title as it relates to thread subject matter ever!

Take a bow Yeti!