Court says individuals have right to own guns

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

We're excited because the individual's right to gun ownership was upheld. One need only look at the margin to see how crucial this decision is.

This won't end the debate, and it won't end restrictions on gun ownership. But it does limit the reach of government by clearly establishing that absurdly interventionist regulations like D.C.'s are subject to some level of scrutiny.

The argument will continue, but it is nonetheless a great day for individual rights.

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A great day for individual rights!

Now perhaps getting the PATRIOT Act overturned? Among other things...

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.

Leave it to everyone on the board to spin this into a we shouldn't look at this too broadly. I did, in fact, read everything in the entirety, but one phrase highlights everything "the right of an individual owning a gun shall not be infringed upon"

Why should those of us using our guns lawfully and upright citizens be punished for the crimes of the ignorant.

I mean, even if they did ban guns, only the citizens who already abide by the law are going to follow that, so what do they expect to gain out of a gun ban? I mean, there would be more looting as criminals would know that people aren't going to be armed, and they will illegally smuggle weapons and such into the country much like cocaine or other illegal substances. I've yet to find compelling evidence that shows gun bans would do anything for our country with the exceptions of robbing s law-abiding citizens of our weekend hobbies.