2nd Amendement Rights

[jon1856]

Stay tuned for this one in a few months:
Supreme Court considers 'right to bear arms'

Landmark case on D.C. ban expected to have major ramifications

WASHINGTON - In a landmark hearing on gun ownership, the Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to endorse the view that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns, but was less clear about whether to retain the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23688073/

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Stay tuned for this one in a few months:
Supreme Court considers 'right to bear arms'

Landmark case on D.C. ban expected to have major ramifications

WASHINGTON - In a landmark hearing on gun ownership, the Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to endorse the view that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns, but was less clear about whether to retain the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23688073/

So they are challenging the ruling in DC? With our current make up on the Supreme Court, I can envision how this one turns out....

If you can't own handguns, what kind of guns can you own? That would seem unconstitutional to me.

I support 2nd amendment rights within reason. I grew up learning about and how to respect guns. My family owns a handgun and a shotgun, and I have shot them before on the range.

However, I do believe in proper background checks and that mandatory safetys be purchased with all guns.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

If there were break-ins occuring in my neighborhood, I'd put up that gun sign too!

Pros of having a gun/sign in the house:
1- It would be somewhat of a deterrant to any rational criminal (not that there are many of those)
2- If you were home, you'd be able to protect yourself
3- You could put a bullet in the prick

Cons:
1- Less closet space?

That is what I am thinking...

The criminals broke into someone's car across the way from my house. The car was parked in the neighbor's driveway and the window was broken out. Have not heard if anything was missing.

That has happened to me in SoCal. The light was out in my case and they criminals stole all the lose items important to me--tapes namely, and an emergency care kit. It cost me $250 to replace the window and my insurance covered the rest. Afterward, I no longer liked living in that area and moved to a gated community--which I cannot do now...

But, yeah, I guess I will have less closet space... I like Big Bertha...

[PeppyGPhiB]

Car prowling doesn't scare me...that happens everywhere, even in nice safe places like Redmond. Really there's no reason for you to be scared in Redmond, so you can probably chill out a little. There's no need to be in a gated community to feel safe - we've managed to do without them here all this time. Besides, don't you feel a little bit like a bird in a cage with the gate? I've always found gated communities (and yards with fences or walls in the front yard, too) to look very cold and standoffish...what's the point of being in a larger suburban community if you want no part of it?

Home burglaries are a different story. It takes either a gutsy or stupid person to break into a home...especially when someone might be there. And I don't want to see either one of those kind of people in my home uninvited.

[shinerbock]

I think the COA decision will be upheld. I don't think the Court will say the Second gives the right to own handguns, nor do I think it will impose strict scrutiny for gun restrictions, unfortunately.

I just don't think most people, or the Court, thinks the DC restriction is reasonable. It basically prohibits protecting ones own home and family. Also, I don't think there is much evidence to show that the people responsible for the violence in DC are paying much attention to this law.