The Supreme Court ruled that we have an individual right to firearms, which is pretty “duh” to most people since that’s what the Constitution says. It’s just there’s a lot of liberals who read the Constitution like they’re Nicholas Cage looking for hidden messages in the document to lead them treasure. I don’t know how they get employment; it’s a failure of the system.
So do you think the national guard will have to be called down to Chicago to escort people into gun shops? Well, I guess gun owners don’t really need protection from the government, because, you know, they have guns. Still, there is more work to do elsewhere. Forty states now have right to carry laws, but there are a few hold outs left where liberals gather and scream, “No! Nasty, terrible freedom! Keep it away!” And they tell fairy tales about how if people get gun rights then everyone just starts randomly shooting each other — which apparently they believe is happening in the forty states that have embraced gun rights. On the issue of guns, many liberals are just completely immune to facts and reason, clinging to the idea the earth is flat no matter what facts you show them. And they’re also becoming increasingly irrelevant. Not even Obama can speak out on guns for fear of the backlash (in fact, he signed a bill allowing conceal and carry in national parks).
So, while America has faltered in many areas, guns are a clear win for conservatives. The issue is pretty much settled — both at the ballot box and in the courts — and the few scared of the light can only bitterly cling to their irrational fear and hatred for so much longer. And while a right to guns is recognized, the rest of the freedoms are a little bit safer.
An armed society is a polite society.
“Hmm. I wonder if that woman is packing heat. Better not try to rape her”
“Hmm. Wonder if that guy has a gun with more rounds/larger caliber than mine. Won’t mug him.”
“Hmm. I wonder if I’ve taxed this country enough. I’ll try and take this family’s land/car/boat/freedom. ”
**BLAM**
“Not gonna do that again…”
See? Simple fix. Arm the citizens
The fact that the decision was 5-4 boggles the mind. Who knows what it would have been if the newest nominee was on the court. It makes me feel ill that the Constitution was upheld by ONE VOTE.
The fact that guns appear to be safe for now is good news, but do not forget the liberals, being inmune to reason, will keep on trying to restrict or even ban gun ownership by ordinary citizens. Already, the corrupt lib Dem mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, is making noises about a new gun ban law. Trust me, they will not give up. As long as this pack of Demorats is in power, they will not give up trying to oppose their evil agenda on us.
Until we get dinosaurs with lasers and vaporize the whole lot of them, that is. Vaporized liberals can’t impose anything on anybody, only a momentary discomfort from the smell of vaporized liberal, which disipates quickly, as I understand.
“No! Nasty, terrible freedom! Keep it away!”
Frank just defined the democrat party. The liberal blogs are all “IIEEE !!! Teh gunz will kill us all!! Each and every one of us !!!!” Thanks to SCOTUS my personal carry weapon has had to be chained down. It’s jumping and barking and lusting after going on a shooting spree. I though it was house trained better than that.
It scares me that four members of SCOTUS read on a first grade level. Sodamairer is proof there should be a literacy test for being a Supreme Court judge.
While I appreciate that the court has validated something I’ve known all my life, I have never asked for permission to defend myself. Legal guns are convenient but not necessary for owning guns. Just ask any thug in Chicago!
nice Thor
I wish they’d hurry up and invent/legalize automated sentry guns like in Perfect Dark. Think of how we could use those on the border…
Gee, I meant “Impose their evil agenda.” Just call me Mr. Space Cadet. DOH!
The Nicholas Cage school of constitutional law. Isn’t that part of Harvard University?
“Constitution like they’re Nicholas Cage looking for hidden messages” This reference has possibilities if some one can figure a more sloganesc way to work it in to conversations about SCOTUS nominees and sitting Justices.
5-4 isn’t very comforting to me, Frank. Stay vigilant. When you go to sleep, make sure you know where all of your guns are. Keep one with you just in case. Make sure the safety is off so the evil gun with a will of its own can shoot itself to wake you up if need be.
Mayor Daly: “We will not stand for the tyranny of reality!”
Proud Infidel is proudly on the money as is the man who is currently conducting missile drills off the coast of our largest city. As liberals are wont to do, they will try new tactics. Consider that the Consumer Protection Safety Administration (which outlawed Jarts) has been moving to declare handguns unsafe. Also, liberals have been rumbling over the past couple of years that guns “represent a health threat.” As a “health threat” firearms fall under the jurisdiction of ObamaScare.
An even more insidious deterrent is the approach championed by liberal bastions, such as Boston where a woman was charged with murder after defending herself with a shotgun against a rapist who had broken into her apartment. My uncle lives near Boston and was charged and convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after drawing his handgun to defend himself against an attacker. A witness, under oath, made statements that simply were not possible, given the circumstances involved.
Am I bitter? My uncle was a licensed NRA instructor. He spent time 3-4 days each week at the range where he was a Range Officer. He provided me and countless others with a strict understanding of gun safety. He taught me to shoot. We used to spend hours quietly hand loading together in his basement. No more.
Blast! Moderated again. Here’s another try:
Proud Infidel is proudly on the money as is the man who is currently conducting missile drills off the coast of our largest city. As liberals are wont to do, they will try new tactics. Consider that the Consumer Protection Safety Administration (which outlawed Jarts) has been moving to declare handguns unsafe. Also, liberals have been rumbling over the past couple of years that guns “represent a health threat.” As a “health threat” firearms fall under the jurisdiction of ObamaCare.
An even more insidious deterrent is the approach championed by liberal bastions, such as Boston where a woman was charged with murder after defending herself with a shotgun against an attacker who had broken into her apartment. My uncle lives near Boston and was charged and convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after drawing his handgun to defend himself against an attacker. A witness, under oath, made statements that simply were not possible, given the circumstances involved.
Am I bitter? My uncle was a licensed NRA instructor. He spent time 3-4 days each week at the range where he was a Range Officer. He provided me and countless others with a strict understanding of gun safety. He taught me to shoot. We used to spend hours quietly handloading together in his basement. No more.
Arrggggggh, moderated yet again. Frank, can you free it up? I thought it one of my more coherent posts.
With only a single border between me and the vile Peoples Republic of Illinois, Odie the 1911 and Monty the Enfield feel a little bit better to hear the news. Normally, in Indiana, I wouldn’t be worried too much about these things, but since borders are apparently a thing of the past I’ve been working on making my “I have no bonds with Chicago.” speech convincing while hiding my Bears and Cubs gear…
As Ms. KnitterChick wrote, “5-4 boggles the mind.” This does not make me feel comfortable. One more Liberal on the Court and it just might be over.
As others have noted, it’s frightening that 4 supreme court justices voted against the U.S. Constitution.
Remember: Guns don’t kill people, holes kill people. – Not mine, read it somewhere and I love it.
Wrong Cilla! One more liberal on the Supreme Court and it will be over.
The US citizenry survived the Dred Scott decision. Well, all the citizens survived except for the slaves who were worked until their deaths, and all the soldiers and civilians killed in the US Civil war, and all the folks who were lynched thereafter as white southern democrats re-instituted their dominance over the poor and black citizens through terror, abetted by gun control laws, and all the civil rights leaders and supporters who were killed overcoming discriminatory racism.
The US citizenry will survive a bad decision about the 2nd Amendment, too. Hopefully not with as many deaths, though.