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KBCraig wrote:...the first examination of every constitutional question should begin with the plain language of the Constitution itself.

DParker wrote:Either way it does not run afoul of state law in any manner.

DParker wrote:

pedalman wrote:Except for San Antonio's lockblade knife ordinance?

I assume you're referring to the following from Code 1959...

(6) "Illegal knife" means a:

(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches...

kd5zex wrote:I just finished reading Justice Stevens' dissent, it is truly frightening that 3 other justices agree with the statement below...

...The Court would have us believe that over 200 years ago, the Framers made a choice to limit the tools available to elected officials wishing to regulate civilian uses of weapons...

Fairfax, VA – Leaders of the National Rifle Association (NRA) praised the Supreme Court’s historic ruling overturning Washington, D.C.’s ban on handguns and on self-defense in the home, in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller.

"This is a great moment in American history. It vindicates individual Americans all over this country who have always known that this is their freedom worth protecting," declared NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. "Our founding fathers wrote and intended the Second Amendment to be an individual right. The Supreme Court has now acknowledged it. The Second Amendment as an individual right now becomes a real permanent part of American Constitutional law."

Last year, the District of Columbia appealed a Court of Appeals ruling affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms, and that the District’s bans on handguns, carrying firearms within the home and possession of functional firearms for self-defense violate that fundamental right.

"Anti-gun politicians can no longer deny that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right," said NRA chief lobbyist Chris W. Cox. "All law-abiding Americans have a fundamental, God-given right to defend themselves in their homes. Washington, D.C. must now respect that right."

The U.S. Supreme Court has just handed down its ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller. The Brady Campaign and Center will post a statement as soon as possible after reviewing the decision.

stroo wrote:Overall this is a pretty awful decision. Not much to celebrate.

lrb111 wrote:Remember how the parents would say, "You have to go to bed, before Santa will come." That's how I feel.