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Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:27 pm
by RoyGBiv
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Scalia explained why he wrote Heller, but wouldn't discuss current gun control limits in Congress and the states. "There are doubtless cases on the way up," he said, adding that limits on what weapons can be owned will likely be part of any new decision. "There are doubtless limits, but what they are we will see."
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:56 pm
by Andrew
Scalia, whose legacy decision in the 2008 case of District of Columbia vs. Heller ended the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., suggested that the Constitution allows limits on what Americans can own, but the only example he offered was a shoulder-launched rocket that would bring down jets.
I think we'll see a reaffirmation of
Miller, which will cover military type weapons, with limits on "destructive devices".
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:16 pm
by RX8er
I want to know how the SCOTUS will look at infringe. Does limiting the size of a magazine "infringe" on my 2A? Can the government limit how many bullets I buy?
If a magazine limit makes it to SCOTUS and is held to be constitutional, watch out as every state will follow suite.....
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:27 pm
by The Annoyed Man
RoyGBiv wrote:http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2521413
Scalia explained why he wrote Heller, but wouldn't discuss current gun control limits in Congress and the states. "There are doubtless cases on the way up," he said, adding that limits on what weapons can be owned will likely be part of any new decision. "There are doubtless limits, but what they are we will see."
I didn't see that "why" in the article. Am I missing something?
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:30 pm
by Topbuilder
John Roberts better not screw this one up.
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:07 pm
by Texas_Blaze
Don't count on SCOTUS to support 2A much longer. The Chief is the reason. I have heard some say, let them pass gun control we will just take it to court and win. Remember the Tax that never was...Obamacare?
Re: Scalia says gun control is heading to SCOTUS
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:23 pm
by K.Mooneyham
Topbuilder wrote:John Roberts better not screw this one up.
Say a prayer for Chief Justice Roberts to find courage and to properly uphold the Second Amendment. I know the NRA would put the very best case together, but prayer sure won't hurt.