Supreme Court Finally Interprets Law, Not Make It.

The Supreme Court finally did its job of interpreting the Constitution rather than legislating from the bench. By upholding the 2nd Amendment, Americans can now own guns in many areas, particularly DC, where most firearms were banned.

While many people may not agree with the ruling, this particular ruling is more than just about guns. It is about the Supreme Court doing what the Founders meant them to do. Interpret the Constitution and apply it as America changes over time.

America no longer has a militia, unless you are in the back country of Montana or Idaho, so many people believe the 2nd Amendment is unnecessary. However, no one can really predict when a militia formation might be necessary to preserve freedom. Therefore, all citizens need to be prepared. To me, that is what the 2nd Amendment is all about.

Here is a line from a NYT Editorial this morning:

There already is a national glut of firearms: estimates run between 193 million and 250 million guns. The harm they do is constantly on heartbreaking display. Thirty-three dead last year in the shootings at Virginia Tech. Six killed this year at Northern Illinois University.

On Wednesday, as the court was getting ready to release its decision, a worker in a Kentucky plastics plant shot his supervisor, four co-workers and himself to death.

The odd thing about all three of the cases present by the above writer is people were not allowed to carry weapons to defend themselves. Guns do not kill people, people kill people. Gun control laws have done nothing to curb homicides in DC, or any other area, for the last 30 years. The blame lays not in guns, but in people. The criminal and homicidal element will murder with or without guns.

Personally, I like the idea of more people carrying weapons. After all, when seconds matter the law is usually just minutes away.