DC v. Heller Decision

[PEOM]

Something I noticed.

Headline on Fox News Online: "Supreme Court Backs Gun Owners in Historic Case"

Headline on CNN Online: "High court strikes down gun ban"

Media bias anyone?

[kdcyyz]

This is a good first step.

[twyacht]

Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a separate dissent in which he said, "In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to keep loaded handguns in the house in crime-ridden urban areas."

Why is it a crime ridden area you idiot!!! The criminals have all the guns.  Respectfully, Breyer's an ass!

There simply is "NO" untouchable constitutional right guaranteed. 

I am breathing easier now, BUT this quote  from Breyer, and others of his ilk, are scary.

He and others that view the Amendments as a "living, evolving" document got to go.

I can't believe I just read this.

I am glad of the ruling.

[pgrass101]

It is the first step down a long road, but today we achieved victory

[ericire12]

Judicial Monarchy!

Only a 5 to 4 decision?

This wasn't about the constitution or case law. This was purely about political ideology. We have seen too many 5 to 4 decisions to think that the justices are concerned about anything but politics. There are 4 conservative judges and 4 liberal judges, and they are way too predictable about how they will side. Kennedy is the only middle of the road judge that is capable of being impartial. As he goes, so goes the decisions of the court. 

This makes me sick. This was a clear cut constitutional decision to be made (forget about the crime statistics and whats best for the citizens). Only a 5 to 4 decision? We are truly living in a Judicial Monarchy! 

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[Solus]

Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a separate dissent in which he said, "In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to keep loaded handguns in the house in crime-ridden urban areas."

I think this ruling will go a long way towards the case arguing that the need for self defense is greatest in crime ridden areas. 

[ericire12]

Something I noticed.

Headline on Fox News Online: "Supreme Court Backs Gun Owners in Historic Case"

Headline on CNN Online: "High court strikes down gun ban"

Media bias anyone?

Hit!

[DDMac]

Employment for legions of lawyers yet unborn has been assured, but DC is now a "Shall Issue" entity.
Mac.

[shooter32]

YES!!!!! 
A step in the right direction.

[Marshal Halloway]

John McCain issued the following statement regarding Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban:

“Today’s decision is a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom in the United States. For this first time in the history of our Republic, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms was and is an individual right as intended by our Founding Fathers. I applaud this decision as well as the overturning of the District of Columbias ban on handguns and limitations on the ability to use firearms for self-defense.

“Unlike Senator Obama, who refused to join me in signing a bipartisan amicus brief, I was pleased to express my support and call for the ruling issued today. Today’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller makes clear that other municipalities like Chicago that have banned handguns have infringed on the constitutional rights of Americans. Unlike the elitist view that believes Americans cling to guns out of bitterness, today’s ruling recognizes that gun ownership is a fundamental right — sacred, just as the right to free speech and assembly.

“This ruling does not mark the end of our struggle against those who seek to limit the rights of law-abiding citizens. We must always remain vigilant in defense of our freedoms. But today, the Supreme Court ended forever the specious argument that the Second Amendment did not confer an individual right to keep and bear arms.”



Source: Fox News