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June 26, 2008

Waiting On Heller

Will the Supremes allow more gun restrictions?

Update: affirmed! DC gun ban overturned.

Updated Update: Here's the decision

Updated updated update: The sweetest sentence you'll read all year: "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."

thanks to SCOTUSblog for the updates

ths Adds: Some of the most astonishing words major dad and I have ever heard just came out of a CNN anchor's mouth while interviewing a female Slate legal type. She had just finished saying (oh, surprise) how obviously this had been more political (!) than correctly interpretive, when Tony Harris responded (and I paraphrase, but get the key-word JUST right):

"But isn't it [Heller], on it's face, vaguely un-American? It sounds un-American."

Turns out he'd also bet it would be a unanimous decision in favor of the individual right. Refreshing in light of the Slate types we'll be hearing from ~ unchallenged ~ for the next freakin' five years.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 26, 2008 10:10 AM

Comments

Well good for the five honest ones.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at June 26, 2008 10:28 AM

And that 5-4 is all the more reason to vote McCain, as one astute HotAir commenter noted.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 26, 2008 10:47 AM

Well, as the local radio keeps pointing out, that's no guarantee. Kennedy was appointed by Reagan.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at June 26, 2008 10:57 AM

But, as I understand it, Kennedy was in the majority on this one, right?

Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 26, 2008 11:01 AM

In this one, but he's been very disappointing on others (Kelo and that recent death penalty case).

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at June 26, 2008 02:10 PM

Good news indeed, all around. It's a very rational decision, unlike other recent SCOTUS decisions.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 26, 2008 02:43 PM