BoaisyJon
Point of parliamentary procedure!
Supreme Court Gun Ban Ruling Expected Tomorrow
The U.S. Supreme Court today did not release its long-awaited ruling on whether the District's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. That means the potentially landmark decision will almost certainly come tomorrow morning when the court is planning to issue the last of its rulings for the term. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, which was argued nearly four months ago, could settle the decades-old debate over whether the Second Amendment grants individuals the right to own firearms.
Mayor Adrain M. Fenty is planning to hold a news conference at the John A. Wilson Building after the decision is announced.
Paul Duggan
I can't understand why there are people who want to actually give up their second amendment rights. It seems to me that it's not about being the big swingin dick on your street, but of the citizenry to protect itself from the government infringing on all other rights. Furthermore, ruling against the second amendment sets a dangerous precedent.
"Oh, you can no longer have the first amendment either....because even though you were a law-abiding citizen, it's just too dangerous to have that kind of thing in society"
I'm not a gun owner, and outside of duty, I don't ever really intend to be, but I'm not a fan of a government expanding its powers beyond its constitutional boundaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court today did not release its long-awaited ruling on whether the District's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. That means the potentially landmark decision will almost certainly come tomorrow morning when the court is planning to issue the last of its rulings for the term. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, which was argued nearly four months ago, could settle the decades-old debate over whether the Second Amendment grants individuals the right to own firearms.
Mayor Adrain M. Fenty is planning to hold a news conference at the John A. Wilson Building after the decision is announced.
Paul Duggan
I can't understand why there are people who want to actually give up their second amendment rights. It seems to me that it's not about being the big swingin dick on your street, but of the citizenry to protect itself from the government infringing on all other rights. Furthermore, ruling against the second amendment sets a dangerous precedent.
"Oh, you can no longer have the first amendment either....because even though you were a law-abiding citizen, it's just too dangerous to have that kind of thing in society"
I'm not a gun owner, and outside of duty, I don't ever really intend to be, but I'm not a fan of a government expanding its powers beyond its constitutional boundaries.
