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Monday, June 28, 2010

the right of the people to keep and bear Arms


The following is an excerpt from CBS News on-line
"The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution's Second Amendment restrains government's ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. By a narrow, 5-4 vote, the justices also signaled, however, that some limitations on the right could survive legal challenges. Writing for the court in a case involving restrictive laws in Chicago and one of its suburbs, Justice Samuel Alito said that the Second Amendment right "applies equally to the federal government and the states." The court was split along familiar ideological lines, with five conservative-moderate justices in favor of gun rights and four liberals opposed. Chief Justice Roberts voted with the majority. Two years ago, the court declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess guns, at least for purposes of self-defense in the home. That ruling applied only to federal laws. It struck down a ban on handguns and a trigger lock requirement for other guns in the District of Columbia, a federal city with a unique legal standing. At the same time, the court was careful not to cast doubt on other regulations of firearms here. Gun rights proponents almost immediately filed a federal lawsuit challenging gun control laws in Chicago and its suburb of Oak Park, Ill, where handguns have been banned for nearly 30 years. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence says those laws appear to be the last two remaining outright bans. Lower federal courts upheld the two laws, noting that judges on those benches were bound by Supreme Court precedent and that it would be up to the high court justices to ultimately rule on the true reach of the Second Amendment."

I appauld the 5 judges who know enough of Constitutional law to uphold the Constitution. the Second Amendment, was passed by the Congress, reads "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.". I stress the part "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." What part of that, needs interpetation? "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED" Must I define Infringed? infringe on or upon something compromise, undermine, limit, weaken, dimish, disrupt, or curb,

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be compromised."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be undermined."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be limited."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be weakened."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be dimished."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be disrupted."

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be curbed."

Need I go on? Obviously there are 4 Supreme Court Justices who do not know their Constitution! There are 4 Justices who do not know how to read English! There are 4 Justices who want to erode our rights! Remember when they take away our right to own guns, only criminals will have guns!

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