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4armed Architect wrote:
The problem with the HELLER decision is that Heller himself made the fatal mistake of stipulating that all he wanted to do was REGISTER his gun. He tied SCOTUS's hands on how broad their ruling could be and left it up to DC to figure out what "Register" meant. Of course, Heller was just try to come off as a reasonable, co-operative person and look where it got him. Metaphorically, he(Heller) tried to appease the terrorists. He gave DC an inch and they are taking him for a mile.
I do hope that they(DC) somehow, get legally slapped down hard in some fashion. Does the Supreme Court have any "contempt of court" type recourses? Can they order a takeover of the issue by a court administrator or the Congress? Can they have the parties(Mayor, Police Chief, etc.) arrested for non-compliance with their court ruling and jailed until the "infringement" stops? Don't know, just asking.
Prefacing my statements here: I am not a lawyer, nor do I play on on TV. I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.:lol:
Having said that, I think this may simply be the next step in the long-term strategy to restore gun rights to all areas deprived of them, and in restoring the full scope of rights. Heller vs DC (round 1) was a important, pivotal victory in this strategy. We are not going to get a huge sweeping victory that strikes down crappy gun laws nationwide with one fell swoop. It's going to happen one step at a time, and I think the lawyers knew that and are simply fighting it one step at a time.
First, we got the foundation: Heller vs DC (part 1?)
I think next we'll see cases on (in no particular order):
-restriction of certain firearm types: Heller vs DC (part 2?)
-Incorporation of Heller vs DC (current cases in Chicago, San Fran, etc.)
-right to carry (CC and/or OC), based on Scalia's judgement that you have the right to possess in case of confrontation (not all confrontations occur at home)
-registration/ownership licensing (If it is a right, you don't need a license to exercise a right ~ usually)
I was discussing Heller vs DC with a buddy, and being a military history buff I likened the struggle to restore gun rights to the Pacific Campaign of WWII. Heller was our Midway, a resounding victory that has changed the direction of the war, however we still have a lot of island-hopping ahead of us.
--RedKnightt--
Zombie Squad has it right: “We hold fast to the belief that if you are prepared for a scenario where the walking corpses of your family and neighbors are trying to eat you alive, you will be prepared for almost anything.”