DC v. Heller Decision

[Hazcat]

It didn't take long to run into another dissenter who was protesting the Heller ruling. Just went out to share a HAZardous Margurita with my guard dog when I heard this guy demanding an end to varmint rifles!



Just can't please everyone I guess.
Mac.

What went wrong?  I don't see any holes in that varmint!

[DDMac]

Haz, I just can't find him!!



RKBA!!
Mac.

[Hazcat]

Note what Scalia said in his opinion about trigger locks. 


3. The handgun ban and the trigger-lock requirement (as applied to
self-defense) violate the Second Amendment. The District’s total ban
on handgun possession in the home amounts to a prohibition on an
entire class of “arms” that Americans overwhelmingly choose for the
lawful purpose of self-defense. Under any of the standards of scrutiny
the Court has applied to enumerated constitutional rights, this
Cite as: 554 U. S. ____ (2008) 3
Syllabus
prohibition—in the place where the importance of the lawful defense
of self, family, and property is most acute—would fail constitutional
muster. Similarly, the requirement that any lawful firearm in the
home be disassembled or bound by a trigger lock makes it impossible
for citizens to use arms for the core lawful purpose of self-defense and
is hence unconstitutional. Because Heller conceded at oral argument
that the D. C. licensing law is permissible if it is not enforced arbitrarily
and capriciously, the Court assumes that a license will satisfy
his prayer for relief and does not address the licensing requirement.Assuming he is not disqualified from exercising Second Amendment
rights, the District must permit Heller to register his handgun and
must issue him a license to carry it in the home. Pp. 56–64.
478 F. 3d 370, affirmed.
SCALIA, J.

Mistake on Gura's part?

[DDMac]

Maybe he didn't want to eat the whole elephant in one sitting?
Mac.

[Hazcat]

I just dislike a license for the most basic part of a BOR right.  Do we license journalists?  No, we do not.  Yes they must be 'credentialed for some things, we must be licensed for concealed, but we do not license a writer to merely write!

[Sponsor]

[Neon Knight Anubis]

Victory. 

A major battle has been won, but the war is still far from over. Even in saying that, we are bearing witness to history.

Raise a glass ya'll!

[Michael Bane]

The war is definitely not over, but we now have a "floor," instead of a gaping hole, underneath us.

I'm very impressed with the NRA's aggressiveness in going after the other bans, especially Chicago, Obama's home town.

This is a little like pest extermination...we have to track down each little gun control rat and stamp them out one at a time.

I believe this is more than any of us hoped for.

Michael B

[Hazcat]

It is an excellent BEGINNING, but as you say MB we must now bring light to all of the dark corners.

BTW I prefer to think of it as varmint control, you have to do some "long range, precision" thinking.

[1776 Rebel]

On this day of such special import, let us remember a great hero who helped bring us here. Charleston Heston gave us the courage to continue in this fight. It is sad that he couldn't be here to enjoy this glorious day.

"FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!"

[Marshal Halloway]

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