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Originally Posted by nate2512
This is a huge win, with common law, the liberals are going to have a tough road to hoe as the NRA now has a lot of steam.
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Actually, the NRA didn't really give a shit about this case - in fact, they didn't push it at all, because they felt that the legal tide had turned in their favor either way, and that this wasn't a good battle to fight (and the 5-4 decision backs that up - who knows where Kennedy could have wound up?).
Instead, this was backed by a wealthy Libertarian with a piqued interest.
Now, I agree with the common law repercussions, but that's merely a result of the Court actually ruling on this topic in this way for really the first time ever, rather than any head of steam for the NRA - this should lead to similar laws in Chicago, NYC and etc. being repealed, but it actually seems to reaffirm other forms of gun control (in fact, Scalia strongly supports many forms of control in the decision), so I'm not sure this will lead to any change, just an end to this specific form of banning.