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After watching one of the few conservative personalities on TV last night I was introduced to the fact that, somehow, the supreme court may or may not decide to review the 'DC' gun control laws as per this link. http://www.rationalreview.com/2am/

To me the 2A is just plain old common sense, which most ALL liberals (that created the DC, criminal favoring gun laws) seem to be devoid of.
At first I thought this was a gag, but then realized quickly that it wasn't.
I don't know about the rest of you, but just the thought of our Gov't as it stands, weighing in on the 2A gives me chills up and down my spine.

On one hand, a supreme court decision to strike down the idiots (DC) gun restrictive laws would be a very positive thing for the USA as a whole for fighting crime among other reasons, as DC's murder rate is one of the highest in the nation and has been fostered by these so called gun laws. This would no doubt lead to precedent for the rest of us in some capacity.

On the other hand, opening up that possible vulnerability of putting our beloved 2A in the hands of those we barely trust or don't trust at all to begin with, seems unconscionable to me, or has it always been that way?
And, God forbid, what would happen if the 2A was ruled only to apply to the 'militia'?

What are your thoughts on this?

stvnaln wrote:
I don't know about the rest of you, but just the thought of our Gov't as it stands, weighing in on the 2A gives me chills up and down my spine.

Some experts believe that the time to strike is when the iron is hot. The second amendment is ignored by many federal, state and local laws. The court we have now represents the best chance we have had in our lifetimes to reclaim at least some of what we have lost. with the like of Hillery and Guliani being the frontrunners for president. It looking very grim that that the Supreme court will swing any more gun friendly for a long time. There has been a lot written by some eloquent and knowledgable posters in the "Federal" Subforum.

Believing the SCOTUS will rule directly on the second amendment is like believing in the tooth fairy.

Yeah, they'll skirt it somehow. Either by not hearing it, or by err'ing on the side of winnieism, and not taking a true stand on the totality of it. They may uphold the recent DC case, but I doubt they will go so far as to give a straight interpretation of the 2nd Amendment.

By not hearing the case wont the ruling of the lower court effectively become the ruling of the supreme court??

Frost wrote:By not hearing the case wont the ruling of the lower court effectively become the ruling of the supreme court??

No. It would become the ruling in the D.C. Circuit. It would not apply outside D.C.

Due to the detailed discussion of this topic under the "Federal" section, this thread is locked.