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Jul
17
I’m not an attorney, and I don’t even play one on TV, but it seems to me that D.C. is treading on thin ice with its new gun regulations in at least two areas. First, the new law requires that registered handguns be kept unloaded and disassembled or locked up unless the gun is [...]
Jul
13
Dick Morris, “Heller and “schizophrenic” attitude about guns (Part 2)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In Part 1, we discussed what I believe to be the fact that the recent Heller Supreme Court case merely affirmed 200 years of “Standard Model” legal precedents that the Second Amendment clearly recognizes an individual right to keep and bear arms. In Part 2, we will deal with Mr. Morris’s belief that “strict gun controls” save [...]
Jul
10
On 07-01-08, Dick Morris, former Clinton advisor turned Fox News Analyst, wrote for jewishworldreview.com that the Supreme Court of the U.S. chose “…the wrong time…to make a sea change…admitting the Second Amendment to our pantheon of civil liberties…by demonstrating how willing they are to toss aside decades of jurisprudence in pursuit of a conservative agenda…” Mr. [...]
Jul
4
On this Forth of July, I believe it is particularly appropriate to celebrate the recent Supreme Court victory for American freedom, Columbia V. Heller, which affirmed the right of individual citizens to keep and bear arms. We should also renew our commitment to support the men and women in the U.S. Military, the police, and [...]
Jun
28
Why possess a gun in a high-crime area?
June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
As I predicted, the smart guys on our side are perusing the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Heller ruling to determine the implications of both the majority opinion and the dissent. I would like to focus for a moment on one of Justice Breyer’s comments in dissent.
Justice Breyer wrote,”In my view, there [...]
Jun
27
Liberal reactionaries: SAF reports Chicago Trib wants repeal of 2nd Amendment
June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In a 06-27-08 news release, the Second Amendment Foundation reports that the Chicago Tribune has called for the repeal of an “anachronism,” i.e., the Second Amendment. This is an especially interesting reaction to this week’s Heller decision by the Supreme Court. Heller confirmed that the “right of the people to keep and [...]
Jun
26
The U.S. Supreme Court, hereafter referred to as Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today affirmed in a 5-4 decision that the Second Amendment indeed refers to an individual right to keep and bear arms. This was a somewhat expected win, given the questions asked by the justices in oral arguments and the history [...]
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