27 June, 2008

Another Win For The Good Guys


Amendment II

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 conservative branch of Robed Wonders has been demonized unfairly by the left for years. It has been implied we would still have slavery and women suffrage would have been in vain had Scalia and his crew been around. Obviously slavery is wrong, but I'll get back to you on that pesky 19th. But they proved to be the true vanguards of our liberty and Constitution. Bravo.
It took a 5-4 ruling to protect us in District of Columbia v. Heller.
What was it about?



The issue in Heller was the constitutionality of the District of Columbia law subjecting all legal firearms to licensing, banning all hand guns, and requiring all legally permitted weapons, such as rifles and shotguns, to be kept in homes only if "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock or similar device". Dick Heller, a special police officer, objected that the law unconstitutionally deprived him of the chance to defend himself effectively against threats in his home.

The issue was to protect himself.

I do not own a gun. My choice. But there is a serious comfort in knowing I have the right to make that choice. Not to take a life, but to protect mine and my family if needed.
And to those on the right who are thinking of staying home on election day, remember it was a 5-4 ruling and Obama is not as gun friendly as he protrays.

5 comments:

Brooke said...

5-4 is frightening.

It should've been 9-0, dammit!

Patrick M said...

Is the girl with the gun single?

Obob said...

brooke: exactly
patrick: careful where you put your hands on the first date. Think Police Academy 2

Patrick M said...

I'd have to go find it the. It's been a while since I've seen it. And it will go on being a while.

Otherwise, I'll take my chances.

Law and Order Teacher said...

Hooray SCOTUS. Their decision in this case is rare. They acknowledged an individual right.

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