On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States handed
down a landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. This
case represents the first time the Court has considered in detail
the nature and scope of the Second Amendment.
At issue were the District of Columbia's laws which largely ban all
handgun possession within the city and which require all long arms
to be unloaded and either disassembled or fitted with a trigger
lock, rendering them essentially unavailable for self defense as
"functional firearms."
The Court, in a 5-4 decision which struck down both the outright
handgun ban and the "functional firearms" ban, held that the Second
Amendment guarantees a strong individual right to keep and bear
arms, which includes the right to have arms for self defense in the
home.
( A mans HOME is not his Castle in DICTORSHIP Countries ..As Soft in the head blokes have more compassion for the criminals then the victims)
There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that this is an excellent
result which gun owners should be very pleased with. The decision
clearly and unambiguously establishes the strong and fundamental
nature of the individual right to keep and bear arms.
Significantly, however, the Court noted that the right to keep and
bear arms is not without limitations, just as the right to free
speech is not unlimited. The Court stated that its decision should
not be read to cast doubt on such laws as long standing
prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons or the
mentally ill, or in such sensitive places as schools or government
buildings and the like. Thus, the Court clearly signaled that
there are a variety of gun laws which are permissible under the
Second Amendment.
(Mentally ill lets out BLOKES from England I GUESS)
This has two significant implications for the future. First, it
will take many future lawsuits to establish precisely what sort of
laws are and are not permissible under the Second Amendment. Both
sides will likely find themselves fighting that battle vigorously.
Second, those laws that are, in fact, permitted under the Second
Amendment will form the fertile ground upon which future political
activity will rest. It will remain the province of law abiding gun
owners to oppose, politically, gun laws which, though
constitutional, are nevertheless unwise and harmful to liberty and
safety.
GOD BLESS ALL FREEDOM LOVING COUNTRIES Fox hunt any one ?? OOPS no guns EH mate?
See Soft in the head blokes who think GUNS take on a life of their own and kill make it bad for their countrymen who are not "mentally unstable"
NUT cases, NUTS CASES,NUTS cases = LOSS OF FREEDOMS