Comments on: Conservatives Back Sotomayor On Gun Rights

[seataffer]

.. 2ndA was a right to bear arms in order TO SERVE IN AN OBLIGATORY CITIZEN'S MILITIA, even supr ct justice scalia acknowledged this in his ruling, when he cited wm rawle to support him.
.. wm rawle, a true constitutional scholar circa 1828, wrote the individual RKBA (right to keep, bear arms) was a COROLLARY to the militia clause - that exact quote was cited by scalia, he accepts it (or perhaps is confused by it?). A corollary is a CONSEQUENT to something higher in stature above it.
.. there is no longer any obligatory militia, no required duty whatsoever by citizens to serve in militia, but scalia still contends RKBA holds despite this; that is why his ruling is incongruous, like saying people have a right to own & use slave collars/devices on heads & limbs since they were allowed during slavery. Slavery has since been abolished, as has obligatory militia, so the rationale behind the usage has become obsolete.

.. the SECOND AMENDMENT IS OBSOLETE & OUTDATED today.
.. you should not use defunct 18th century standards to justify continued usage today.

[gunownerdan]

"Tyrants from Hitler to Mao to Stalin have sought to disarm their own citizens, for the simple reason that unarmed people are easier to control. Our Founders, having just expelled the British army, knew that the right to bear arms serves as the guardian of every other right. This is the principle so often ignored by both sides in the gun control debate. Only armed citizens can resist tyrannical government."
- Congressman Ron Paul, June 27, 2006

http://www.a-human-right.com/effective.html

[perceptions5]

**Sotomayor
*Quinnipiac: "American voters say 55 ? 36 percent that affirmative action should be abolished, and disagree 71 ? 19 percent with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayer?s ruling in the New Haven firefighters? case."

[cydygitt1]

Another boost in firearms sales and ammo acrossed the nation.
Posted by globalcoolin
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Exactly why the republican't NRA fearmongering has increased demand for guns and ammo, thus sending prices through the roof and lessening supply.

[cydygitt1]

Guatemala established gun guntrol in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Posted by Mr-Man_007
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Stop your delusional NRA propaganda!

How many Native American Indians were murdered by the U.S. Calvary in their quest to exterminate the indigenous race in North America, and steal their land?

[cydygitt1]

The more urban congestion and blight you have, the higher the violent crime rate, and the more likely gun crimes will occur.

Posted by caligula1--2008
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Brilliant deduction.......not.

It is simply population density, and the reason why hunters in places like NJ can only use shotguns and those of us in the west use high-powered rifles.

Even as a firm believer in gun rights, I truly think that each state has a different environment and population density that should dictate different rules and laws for guns, since this is not a "one size fits all" right. This should be a state's rights decision meaning that the people and legislators of each state should be able to decide, but might indeed come before the SCOTUS:

"The decision also makes it much more likely that the Supreme Court will have to accept another gun-rights case to decide whether the federal right is and ought to be incorporated down onto a state level."

[quapawsix]

Did we not fight a civil war over the same point the south wanted state and local governments to have control over there state and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT went to war over Federal Control over all state and local governments? And now in 2009 we have a complete reversal the states have the right to local gun laws. This sound like they want control when it's convenient to them. And as my dad said listen then watch their actions if you want to know what they are about.

[OregonJames]

No matter how you say it, you cannot make me or my family SAFER by taking away my ability to protect myself and my family.

I lost a son to a gun. He committed suicide, but I do not blame the gun manufacturer and I do not believe any kind of gun restrictions would have changed his decision or ability to kill himself.

Restricting guns makes us less safe.

[OregonJames]

Do I understand this correctly? Does this ruling say that under the Constitution I may keep and bear arms, but the state has the power to say I don't have that right?

[Slrman]

hdc77494 Whoa! You are making way too much sense! Even worse, you are using facts. I hope you don't expect anyone to understand you.

I also hope you are braced for tons of abuse! If there's one thing that people hate, it's someone who tells the truth, especially if that truth doesn't happen to match their own world view.