Posted by
The Principal on Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:20:33 PM
The Supreme Court today affirmed an individual American's right to "keep and bear arms." This amendment 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" (as the states received it and voted to accept it), or "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" (as passed by the House of Representatives and Senate prior to distributing it to the states).
Regardless of the differences in capitalization and punctuation, this simple and straightforward guarantee of our precious and God-given right to self, community and national protection took until now (220 years) to be affirmed by the nations' highest arbiter of constitutionality. This is indeed a great victory for all Americans in that SCOTUS struck down the Draconian anti-gun District of Columbia law forbidding personal ownership of handguns and severly mandating how long-guns must be kept - i.e.,"unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.". D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty predictably disagreed, claiming in this sentiment to "speak for" everyone who lives in the District. Who is he kidding? Does he not know that he is Mayor of what the rest of the country calls "the murder capital of the United States?" He further promised D.C. officials would carefully craft legislation to see that only "responsible people" are allowed to purchase a handgun and that it is stored properly. He then lamented (flying in the face of facts) that his disappointment stems from "what we have seen happen in too many cities." If he cared to come back in for a landing in reality he would see that crime rates soar in places where people are kept from protecting themselves and crime rates plummet where people's right to self-protection are not infringed.
Congratulations, you citizens of Washington, D.C.! You now have the power to get your city's crime rate down...unfortunately, though, when it does come down your Chief of Police and Mayor will no doubt take credit for it. Oh, and watch out...any personal use of a handgun WILL be trumpeted loudly and long by those two and the mainscream media, claiming "we told you so."
What's truly frightening is that this affirmation of our right to "keep and bear arms" was dissented by FOUR Justices! Obama said he agreed with the ruling...so did McCain, although it was McCain who filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the 2nd Amendment, NOT B. Hussein Obama.
If you think a Pres. Obama would appoint Justices like the four who dissented and not like the five who know how to read simple English, go to the head of the class!