Monday, June 28, 2010

Good news this morning

This morning, the US Supreme Court upheld the 2nd Amendment and struck down Chicago's ban on guns. This decision has been expected to play out this way for months.

The decision, called McDonald, will have direct influence on several other gun bans, nationwide, as well.

Last year's decision in Heller effectively removed the ban in Washington, DC. However, cities like Chicago and New York had kept their bans in place, arguing that Washington DC is a federal land, and not part of any state... therefore arguing the Heller ruling only applied to DC.

The court disagreed with that faulty point of view this morning.

Several cities are clamoring, and have been for a few months, to put together gun control restrictions that might pass further scrutiny in the wake of their current laws being found in violation of the Constitution.

Scary part 1:
The court said less stringent controls might withstand legal scrutiny.

Scary part 2:
The decision was 5-4. That means there are 4 justices who do not believe in the rights we the people have been granted by God, and have outlined in the US Constitution.

Really Cool Side Note:
We go to the polls this fall, and have the opportunity to elect Congressmen and Senators who will not allow Supreme Court Appointments of people who do not uphold the Constitution!

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