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« Two handed grip = any other weapon? | Main | Head of AEY, Inc. arrested over ammo sales »

FSA seems to expect defeat in Heller

Posted by David Hardy · 20 June 2008 03:06 PM

Now Freedom States Alliance (sponsor of the antigun "Gun Guys" website, and receipient of major Joyce Foundation funding) foresees its defeat in Heller.

"Regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the looming case, District of Columbia v. Heller, about whether DC's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, there is no doubt that effective gun control measures can, and should, be enacted to save lives from gun violence."

Hat tip to reader Josh Berger....

· Parker v. DC

5 Comments | Leave a comment

RKV | June 20, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply

It ain't over until the fat lady sings. Even then it ain't truly over. I'm hoping for the best, but I think we better all read the damned opinion before we pop the champagne corks. Our opponents are unprincipled and willing to use any means fair or foul to achieve a government monopoly on arms.

Nancy | June 22, 2008 8:00 AM | Reply

In fact the claims to limit and regulate the right to bear arms stands separate from the right itself.
We have many laws limiting and regulating the freedom of speech because it was decided to be a necessity and we are just balancing the limitations that the post 9/11 era has made possible.
I think that the discussion is far from over whatever the supreme court decision would be

Carl in Chicago | June 22, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply

Telling. The "fat lady" not not yet sung and already the FSA is claiming (infering) that the Supreme Court will issue a "flawed" individual rights intepretation of the 2A, and more importantly to their message, that this interpretation is the product of the [evil, retrogressive] "gun lobby."

Thus, vilification has begun in regard to this ruling...which hasn't even been issued yet.

I predict a great amount of whining and gnashing of teeth. And we shall overcome that, too.

Raspberrysurprise | June 23, 2008 2:58 AM | Reply

Is it me or does that first paragraph say: "Just because it's unconstitutional doesn't mean we shouldn't do it anyways! It's for the children you see!"

Tom | June 23, 2008 10:45 AM | Reply

The comments by the FSA echo what Paul Helmke said a few days ago. They both seem pretty sure that the "flawed" individual right interpretation will prevail.

The fact that these two "organizations" have essentially conceded defeat in advance leads me to believe that they have a mole in the Court somewhere.

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