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seamusTX wrote:

KBCraig wrote:The "wrong" ruling wouldn't change a thing.

I think it would depend upon how the SCOTUS reversed the D.C. District Court ruling. If they reversed it on some technical grounds, calling for a rehearing, that wouldn't be so bad.

In Parker, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals held that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right, and thus the total DC ban on ownership or possession of handguns, and the ban on possession of long guns in a ready state, was unconstitutional.

The ruling did allow for "reasonable restrictions". The highly restrictive laws of Maryland, Chicago, or NYC would have passed muster, since they're not total bans. Think about that before cheering the ruling too loudly.

Kevin

seamusTX wrote:The danger of the Parker case is that the Supreme Court could uphold D.C.'s position. That would be a disaster, opening the way for any jurisdiction to ban any type of weapon.

The "wrong" ruling wouldn't change a thing. Nowhere in the U.S. is the 2nd truly treated as an inalienable, fundamental, individual right.

The jurisdictions which don't ban guns now would be very unlikely to start. Those that would ban guns already do.

The worst downside of upholding the DC position would be status quo for almost everywhere.