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originally posted by: jimmyx
a reply to: xuenchen
life is just one big conspiracy to you, huh?....nothing bad ever happens in this world that isn't generated by some deliberative entity, right?....your paranoia is consuming your critical-thought processes.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: GeisterFahrer
You might want to read what Scalia actually said buddy
I did. I quoted him. He said that gun control is Constitutional, as are laws against certain types of weapons.
“We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. ‘Miller’ said, as we have explained, that the sorts of weapons protected were those ‘in common use at the time.’ 307 U.S., at 179, 59 S.Ct. 816. We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of ‘dangerous and unusual weapons.’”
But the fact that modern developments have limited the degree of fit between the prefatory clause and the protected right cannot change our interpretation of the right.”
Neither did you.
yeah, but you didn't quote everything he said:
Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court's opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on long-standing prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller's holding that the sorts [***647] of weapons protected are those "in common use at the time" finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons.
That depends on where you are. You can't in Chicago.
As it stands, you certainly can legally own NFA items.
originally posted by: Flatfish
originally posted by: Signals
There's no such thing as coincidence.
The so called "conservatives" better not cave on this one.....
Do you mean they better NOT do their job/constitutional duty as members of the U.S. Senate?
Not to worry, they haven't been doing anything like that for at least 7 yrs..
God forbid the court lose it's conservative majority after having it for only 40 yrs..
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: GeisterFahrer
Neither did you.
yeah, but you didn't quote everything he said:
He said that the argument that the banning of military style weapons is unconstitutional is erroneous. He said that laws against ‘dangerous and unusual weapons’ are allowed because only weapons which were ‘in common use at the time' were protected under the Constitution.
Here is what he said in the majority decision on Heller.
Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court's opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on long-standing prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller's holding that the sorts [***647] of weapons protected are those "in common use at the time" finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons.
www.bloomberglaw.com...
The NRA doesn't like that stance so they would be likely suspects in bumping him off.
That depends on where you are. You can't in Chicago.
As it stands, you certainly can legally own NFA items.
www.nbcnews.com...
Nor can you in a number of states.
en.wikipedia.org...
originally posted by: ugmold
a reply to: xuenchen
Regardless, I am Happy Scalia is Gone. If you think I'm wrong tell me something the Man accomplished to the Benefit of Mankind. I'll listen.
originally posted by: pirhanna
originally posted by: Flatfish
originally posted by: Signals
There's no such thing as coincidence.
The so called "conservatives" better not cave on this one.....
Do you mean they better NOT do their job/constitutional duty as members of the U.S. Senate?
Not to worry, they haven't been doing anything like that for at least 7 yrs..
God forbid the court lose it's conservative majority after having it for only 40 yrs..
The court should be filled with constitutionalists, not conservative or liberal voters, because they are judges ON THE CONSTITUTION. An assassination (everything points to this) of a SC justice absolutely destroys any kind of constitutional checks and balances on government power. The executive branch has been consolidating power, particularly during Bush and Obama's tenures. Why? Well, you have to look into the banking and CIA ties to really understand what is going on. Anyone who opposes the complete global control they are aiming for are being eliminated or sidelined, one at a time. WAKE UP.