Second amendment upheld
From FOX News:
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to keep guns in their homes for self-defense, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun control in U.S. history.
The court’s 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. The decision went further than even the Bush administration wanted, but probably leaves most federal firearms restrictions intact.
The court had not conclusively interpreted the Second Amendment since its ratification in 1791. The amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
As stated by Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman:
“HOO-ah!”
June 26th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
YEEEEEAAAAAHH! Buddy!
June 27th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
It is very worrisome that our 2nd amendment rights were “upheld” by the Supreme Court by a vote of 5 to 4. One less conservative judge and we might be looking at a whole new reality. If this doesn’t make you want to vote for John McCain, I don’t know what would. And don’t forget our US Senators. They will play a big part in confirmation of future Judges. We NEED Joel Dykstra in place of Johnson, and Chris Lien in place of Herseth-Sandlin.
July 1st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Yeah a swift kick in the Donkey!