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Supreme Court Upholds 2nd Amendment: Do You Agree With The Court's Decision To Lift The Handgun Ban In Washington DC?

SodaHead Politics 2008/06/27 02:20:39
Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns in D.C.
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In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns as unconstitutional. Federal gun restrictions are expected to remain the same, but this decision imperils similar handgun bans in cities like San Francisco and Chicago.
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  • brozak 2008/06/27 04:19:10 (edited)
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    brozak
    +14
    An unconstitutional law died today... If only it could bring back the people who have died, unarmed by their government, and left defenseless in the midst of one of the most violent cities in America.
    Victim disarmament, kills law abiding citizens.
    Right now the Brady's are hiding in their basement just terrified that people can defend themselves. HAHA
    law abiding citizens bradys hiding basement terrified people defend haha

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  • crstrode 2009/10/16 16:08:15
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    crstrode
    Now that the handgun ban is gone, the crime rate will go down. Hopefully the justifiable homicide rate will increase as the criminals are taken out by law abiding citizens.
  • Ken 2009/10/02 00:28:44
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Ken
    Watch the serious crimes drop now.
  • Dan 2009/10/01 15:23:46
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Dan
    Reason and Truth triumph!!!
  • Greywolf~In God We Trust~ 2009/09/18 05:54:34
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Greywolf~In God We Trust~
    I wonder if this made people take a good lo0ng hard look at the reality, I doubt it, but hope does float :-)
  • comptech - Quit whining please 2009/09/18 05:22:40
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    comptech - Quit whining please
    I believe it was a good decision, I really like to see our constitutional rights upheld.
  • steven 2009/09/18 04:54:27
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    steven
    +1
    HOORAY! Death to un-Constitutional "color of law".
  • Party Boy [A7X Bat] 2009/07/20 16:58:39
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Party Boy [A7X Bat]
    +4
    that is a right our founding fathers gave us in the constitution. we can't let this right fall, or else others will follow due to obama's agenda.
  • DADDYFATS61 2009/07/20 08:32:24
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    DADDYFATS61
    +3
    you need a gun to protect yourself from people with guns,does murder capital of the nation ring a bell ??? dc gun protect people gunsdoes murder capital nation ring bell An illegal alien murdered her !!!
  • gariandis 2009/03/17 22:25:19 (edited)
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    gariandis
    +3
    Yes the Supreme Court was absolutely correct in lifting the ban on handguns. A couple quotes from the framers of the great Constitution of the United States:


    Thomas Jefferson: "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither

    inclined or determined to commit crimes. Such laws only make things worse for the assaulted and

    better for the assassins; they serve to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man

    may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." (1764 Letter and speech from T.

    Jefferson quoting with approval an essay by Cesare Beccari)


    George Washington: "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the

    people's liberty teeth (and) keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than

    99% of them [guns] by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very

    atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference [crime]. When firearms go, all goes,

    we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress)


    And here is a quote made by Hitler himself:


    Adolf Hitler: "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun

    registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead."

    (Chancelor's Spe...



    Yes the Supreme Court was absolutely correct in lifting the ban on handguns. A couple quotes from the framers of the great Constitution of the United States:


    Thomas Jefferson: "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither

    inclined or determined to commit crimes. Such laws only make things worse for the assaulted and

    better for the assassins; they serve to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man

    may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." (1764 Letter and speech from T.

    Jefferson quoting with approval an essay by Cesare Beccari)


    George Washington: "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the

    people's liberty teeth (and) keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than

    99% of them [guns] by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very

    atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference [crime]. When firearms go, all goes,

    we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress)


    And here is a quote made by Hitler himself:


    Adolf Hitler: "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun

    registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead."

    (Chancelor's Speech, 1935)



    Please remember what happened with Hitler and the Third Reich.
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  • DADDYFA... gariandis 2009/07/20 08:34:26
  • santa6642 2009/02/01 19:09:41
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    santa6642
    +3
    It"s the law,and there job is to interpret not change them to suit the times. Our for fathers knew what they were doing.Remember England"s rule.
  • steven santa6642 2009/09/18 04:01:08
    steven
    +1
    The problem IS their interpreting. They should be defending, not RE-interpreting what is already clear to the public.
  • Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2009/01/31 12:44:27
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA
    +3
    The Constitution is clear about the right to bear arms not being 'infringed'. Even the Brady bill infringes upon that right. Right, not 'privilege'.
    Infringe: To transgress; violate. To encroach; trespass. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
  • God bless American freedom 2008/12/02 15:13:37 (edited)
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    God bless American freedom
    +3
    People have the inalienable right to defend themselves from criminals. Perhaps now the people will win the fight for their right to live free of crime. Usually only the criminals in DC own the guns. Now the NONcriminals will be carrying as well and will be able to defend themselves.
  • steven God ble... 2009/09/18 04:02:43
    steven
    At least the breaking and entering will give way to more street crime, since it is still considered illegal to pack outside the home.
  • Greywol... God ble... 2009/09/18 05:53:09
    Greywolf~In God We Trust~
    Amen to that.
  • Radlad 2008/11/13 10:43:50
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Radlad
    +3
    Yeah that ban sure did save lives...........A lotta criminal lives............
  • Peggy 2008/11/12 15:50:46
    No. The Supreme Court should not have lifted the handgun ban in D.C.
    Peggy
    +1
    DC has a very high crime rate, How effective was the ban? How much did it cost the NRA to have the ban decision lifted?
  • God ble... Peggy 2008/12/02 16:34:14
    God bless American freedom
    +3
    I would rather see how many people lost their lives or ability to earn money or walk etc because they were injured or murdered by criminals in DC during the ban ...and then compare that tally to a new one 2 years from now ... since the ban is now lifted.
  • girlnextdoor 2008/11/12 03:53:02
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    girlnextdoor
    +2
    Now it won't just be the bad guys with the guns..well until B.O. and Dems make gun bans federal. People have been buying more guns since last Tues. and it's not fear- it's an expectation of things to come.
  • God ble... girlnex... 2008/12/02 15:20:40 (edited)
    God bless American freedom
    +1
    My father purchased weapons for all of us and he is also paying for classes to legalize all of us carrying concealed weapons ...in expectation of Obamas stated intention to form a public armed force ( even though we already have the National Guard ) . Personally... our family believes Obama is forming this new army of his to facilitate a later forcible takeover of localities all across America. No.. we are not all paranoics here though to some it may seem so. My family a few generations ago escaped islam and understand what is coming to America.

    Obama is a constitutional attorney whose education at Harvard ( constitutional law ) was financed by a Saudi prince who is also reputed to have contributed heavily to the attacks ( arabic news ) across America on 9/11 who is also related to the Saudi prince who waved a huge check in Gulianis face after 9/11 and told him he could have the check for NYC ...IF ... he would admit it is Americas fault islam attacked the USA.

    Always follow the money.

    Search : Clinton, Ron Burkel, Dubai.

    America has been totally lulled into submission to islam by our own politicians and it is continuing.

    Obama = Saudi friend
    Bush Sr = Saudi friend = war
    Bush Jr = Saudi friend = war = introduction of sharia law/ evil into our banking system without notice by the general American public
  • steven God ble... 2009/09/18 04:11:30 (edited)
    steven
    +1
    Concelaed carry is never a problem with law-abiding citizens. It is a right, as well--not a privilege that needs to be licensed, registered, authorized by a nanny state. A RIGHT to carry, seen or unseen. Isn't it ironic that in some states, you can carry openly on the street, but as soon as you enter your car, you are in violation of the law? You might have the gun itself on the seat or in the glove compartment, but the magazine is supposed to be in the trunk. Why? And if you have it in the car, and if you tell the nice policeman who pulls you over that you have it there, like a good law-abiding citizen does, he will immediately become even MORE suspicious of you. How ironic.

    You think that's where "What they don't know won't hurt them" came from? And when will they make it illegal to sue for 'damages' after invading someone's home illegally and getting hurt while in the commission of a crime? WAKE UP! Juries who award such decisions are the ones who voted for loss of freedom in the last elections, I just KNOW it.
  • andy 2008/11/12 02:31:41
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    andy
    +2
    what idiot brings a knive to a gun fight. of course its a good thing that it was lifted. bad guys will always have guns gun control only hurts law abiding citizens.
  • Cesare B. 2008/11/11 20:44:37
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Cesare B.
    +3
    Absolutely, the Constitution gives us the right to own guns and it should stay that way.
  • Hank 2008/11/11 03:23:15
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Hank
    +3
    We will all need our guns to fight off Obama's Special Security details that he wants to build to keep an eye on us.
  • Superman 2008/10/13 17:24:47
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    Superman
    I am fully in favor of restircitions on gun ownership, but not bans. We have the right to own guns, but the government has the right to regulate and control that ownership. Banning is past regulating.
  • steven Superman 2009/09/18 04:15:27
    steven
    And where does it say the government has the right to regulate in the Constitution or the BIll of Rights? That is the supreme law of the land, after all. Anything added since then is null and void on the issue, as it is un-Constitutional.
  • ~Drew~ 2008/10/13 16:52:50
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    ~Drew~
    +3
    Gun bans only keep them away from law abiding citizens. Criminals still have them.
  • W.J.S. 2008/08/03 16:58:29
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    W.J.S.
    +3
    Arm all LEGAL U.S. citizens, make criminals think twice. Criminals will get guns anyway.
  • leftysergeant 2008/07/21 20:39:14
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    leftysergeant
    +2
    The only control I want to see on guns is 1. Require each weapon to be registered and a title issued, just like a car 2. Ownership should be regulated the same way as a concealed carry license is in Texas, no felons,addicts, lunatics, wife beaters or kiddy fiddlers need apply 3 You qualify with your weapons so that yopu are not a greater threat to the neighbors than are the bad guys you engage. It should be nation-wide so that you always know where you can have a weapon or not.

    Gun-free zones are free-fire zones for sociopaths.
  • steven leftyse... 2009/09/18 04:17:49
    steven
    Registrations only tell oppressive governments WHERE to come get the guns when they want to.
  • k-cron 2008/07/11 10:07:59
    Yes. The Supreme Court was right to lift the unconstitutional ban on handguns...
    k-cron
    +4
    GUNS DON'T COMMIT CRIMES PEOPLE DO.................
  • wgossett99 2008/07/09 21:05:36
    No. The Supreme Court should not have lifted the handgun ban in D.C.
    wgossett99
    +1
    When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the weapons they were familiar with were single-shot muskets and pistols. They would be appalled to see the bloodshed occurring daily in America from handguns!
  • River Rat wgossett99 2008/07/11 12:22:28
  • Superman wgossett99 2008/10/13 17:26:45
    Superman
    +1
    I doubt the appropriate word to use is appalled. I think moreso they would be surprised at the advancement of gun technology. There are plenty of other weapons that were deadly then and that are deadly today, we don't do away with those though.
  • wgossett99 Superman 2008/10/16 15:23:51
    wgossett99
    +1
    Superman?????

    True but I haven't seen any cannons or mortatrs in my neighborhood, have you? That was the deadliest weapon of the day in 1776.

    And I said 'appalled at the bloodshed." Yes, Franklin, Washington and Jefferson immediately come to mind as inventors who would have appreciated the vast improvements in metallurgy, precision engineering, bullets and smokeless powder to name a few technologies. But I still think they would have found the daily carnage from gun violence in America beyond their wildest nightmares.

    I think the Framers would have seen that a reasonable limit on the deadliness of the weapon was reasonable.

    BTW - The DC ban was on handguns. It NEVER said anything about rifles or shotguns, which I have no problem with people owning. It's the damn handguns that are too easy to conceal that scare me.
  • BY wgossett99 2009/06/22 03:14:26
    BY
    +1
    They might be appalled, but they wouldn't enact a ban. Instead they would see this as a result of our society degrading (i.e. broken families, rampant drug use, corruption, etc.) and would rather try to fix that.
  • steven wgossett99 2009/09/18 04:37:40 (edited)
    steven
    +3
    I would like to have a Sherman Tank in my backyard--just for the kids to play on, mind you. Don't think I will ever need to use it, but would be good education for the neighborhood kids and a great exercise of the A2 rights.

    As regarding a reasonable limit on the deadliness of the weapon, tell that to the suicide bombers who might be stopped by a well-armed and well-trained citizen carrying in secret.
  • steven Superman 2009/09/18 04:34:52 (edited)
    steven
    +2
    I agree. They knew human nature, hence the right to keep and bear arms. That has changed little, if any.

    I think we need to press our elected officials into making statements openly supporting the right to 1) KEEP--that would include carrying it to the movie theater, to church, have it in your car, on one's person, etc. and 2) BEAR--meaning you can carry it anywhere you like, so long as it doesn't get in the way of the steering wheel as you drive or come between you and your good sense.

    A right is a right is a right. To keep and bear arms is a right. Unless, of course, you play games with words, as does the lawyer. "TO" means at some time in the future, but not now. So, according to a lawyer, you have that right coming up in the future, but not yet. Or you have the right, but cannot yet exercise it. Our founders, of course, never meant for that to remain the condition when they wrote the wording. Once ratified, it became current and perpetual. We may now say and SHOULD say "The right of KEEPING and BEARING arms shall not be infringed." Bringing the wording into the present makes a difference.

    As well does the wording about WHAT we are keeping and bearing. It is not "guns", not Rifles", nor "weapons" that we have the right of bearing. It is ARMS, without further definition requi...

    I agree. They knew human nature, hence the right to keep and bear arms. That has changed little, if any.

    I think we need to press our elected officials into making statements openly supporting the right to 1) KEEP--that would include carrying it to the movie theater, to church, have it in your car, on one's person, etc. and 2) BEAR--meaning you can carry it anywhere you like, so long as it doesn't get in the way of the steering wheel as you drive or come between you and your good sense.

    A right is a right is a right. To keep and bear arms is a right. Unless, of course, you play games with words, as does the lawyer. "TO" means at some time in the future, but not now. So, according to a lawyer, you have that right coming up in the future, but not yet. Or you have the right, but cannot yet exercise it. Our founders, of course, never meant for that to remain the condition when they wrote the wording. Once ratified, it became current and perpetual. We may now say and SHOULD say "The right of KEEPING and BEARING arms shall not be infringed." Bringing the wording into the present makes a difference.

    As well does the wording about WHAT we are keeping and bearing. It is not "guns", not Rifles", nor "weapons" that we have the right of bearing. It is ARMS, without further definition required. That has not changed. When asked, "Is that your gun?" by a "law" enforcement officer, your response should be, "No, that is my arms, which I have the right of keeping and bearing, guaranteed under Amendment Two to the Constitution, still the supreme law of the land." If the officer is a good patriot, and you smile in a friendly manner as you say it, he will likely see the wisdom in it and let you be. If he is a petty tyrant, however, you may need to cooperate now and later sue him for all he and the hiring municipality are worth. Just don't expect the ACLU (American Communist Lawyers Union) to help in the effort. Hire a specialist and patriot.

    You and the Police is a good book on the subject, written by Boston T. Party. Find it, buy it, read it. He even covers ways to keep them from confiscating from and searching certain areas of your car.
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  • Party B... wgossett99 2009/07/20 16:55:26
    Party Boy [A7X Bat]
    +1
    Handguns are the same kind of weapons our founding fathers included in the second amendment.

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