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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD8UQVCAO0T The senator, a former constitutional law instructor, said some scholars argue the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees gun ownerships only to militias, but he believes it grants individual gun rights.
"I think there is an individual right to bear arms, but it's subject to commonsense regulation" like background checks, he said during a news conference.
At his news conference, he voiced support for the District of Columbia's ban on handguns, which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month.
"The notion that somehow local jurisdictions can't initiate gun safety laws to deal with gang bangers and random shootings on the street isn't born out by our Constitution," Obama said.
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THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE DOUBLESPEAK !
Let me see if I've got this right: First Obama says the Second Amendment "grants" ( should say "protects") an INDIVIDUAL right to bear arms, then he says the DC ban makes sense, because this "local jurisdiction" should have the authority to deal with it's unique crime problems. So I guess that means your Constitutional rights can be superceded by a local ordinance ! This bullshit comes from a so-called constitutional law instructor !
Absolutely pathetic........
(Sorry, the link no longer works. Just google "Obama supports individual gun rights")
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD8UQVCAO0T The senator, a former constitutional law instructor, said some scholars argue the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees gun ownerships only to militias, but he believes it grants individual gun rights.
"I think there is an individual right to bear arms, but it's subject to commonsense regulation" like background checks, he said during a news conference.
At his news conference, he voiced support for the District of Columbia's ban on handguns, which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month.
"The notion that somehow local jurisdictions can't initiate gun safety laws to deal with gang bangers and random shootings on the street isn't born out by our Constitution," Obama said.
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THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE DOUBLESPEAK !
Let me see if I've got this right: First Obama says the Second Amendment "grants" ( should say "protects") an INDIVIDUAL right to bear arms, then he says the DC ban makes sense, because this "local jurisdiction" should have the authority to deal with it's unique crime problems. So I guess that means your Constitutional rights can be superceded by a local ordinance ! This bullshit comes from a so-called constitutional law instructor !
Absolutely pathetic........
(Sorry, the link no longer works. Just google "Obama supports individual gun rights")