Comments on: Supreme Court: You have a right to protect yourself with guns http://talkradionews.com/2008/06/supreme-court-you-have-a-right-to-protect-yourself-with-guns/ The Talk Radio News Service is the only information news service dedicated to serving the talk radio community. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sesquuiculus http://talkradionews.com/2008/06/supreme-court-you-have-a-right-to-protect-yourself-with-guns/comment-page-1/#comment-9120 Sesquuiculus Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:49:32 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=19725#comment-9120 The recent Heller decision affirms the private right of the people to keep and bear arms. Though nobody has noticed it yet, the Heller opinion also specifically reaffirms the previous Miller decision. This states that militia utility makes possession of certain firearms legal. So this splits the second amendment into two parts, providing two independent constitutional bases for future gun litigation. E.g., Scalia clearly states that "Heller" does not encompass such military weapons as the M16 or short-barrelled shotguns. However, he strongly hints that these are encompassed under "Miller". Wait until the firearms prohibitionists figure this one out. BTW, I regret that some inner city dwellers find it necessary to settle matters of honor at gunpoint. The idea that the rest of us have some sort of "White Mans Burden" to give up our guns because of this is just a repetition of the old racist basis of gun prohibition. The recent Heller decision affirms the private right of the people to keep and bear arms. Though nobody has noticed it yet, the Heller opinion also specifically reaffirms the previous Miller decision. This states that militia utility makes possession of certain firearms legal.

So this splits the second amendment into two parts, providing two independent constitutional bases for future gun litigation.

E.g., Scalia clearly states that “Heller” does not encompass such military weapons as the M16 or short-barrelled shotguns. However, he strongly hints that these are encompassed under “Miller”. Wait until the firearms prohibitionists figure this one out.

BTW, I regret that some inner city dwellers find it necessary to settle matters of honor at gunpoint. The idea that the rest of us have some sort of “White Mans Burden” to give up our guns because of this is just a repetition of the old racist basis of gun prohibition.

]]> By: Roy http://talkradionews.com/2008/06/supreme-court-you-have-a-right-to-protect-yourself-with-guns/comment-page-1/#comment-8985 Roy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:45:41 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=19725#comment-8985 This must be really disturbing to urban predators, a real setback. This must be really disturbing to urban predators, a real setback.

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