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.

US Supreme Court and The 2nd Amendment

I think this quote by Jefferson clearly states the Founders intention of the 2nd Amendment.

"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."
-Thomas Jefferson

If the Supreme Court does not reject the DC gun ban, it will be a sad day for all Americans. I am sure it will be a matter of time, should the Court decide to reject the Constitution before the Liberals start banning all firearms. Might be time to grab one of these before it is too late.

Gun Control is Out of Control

It appears the Supreme Court will finally weigh in and interpret the Second Amendment. The question that will be answered is did the Founders intend for individual Americans to own fire arms. To me it is very clear. Of course they did. Here is the second Amendment:

Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

If the Founders had intended for only the Militia to own fire arms, then the last half would have read, the right of the Militia to keep and bear Arms,....

Legislators and Federal Judges have been trying to twist the meaning of the Second Amendment for many years. In fact, officials did infringe on the Right to Bear Arms when they restricted the right of DC residents to own firearms in 1976. Obviously that move did nothing to keep violence under control. DC is regularly one of the most violent cities in the US.

Gun control laws keep law abiding citizens from owning fire arms. There are laws against battery, theft and hundreds of other things, but that does not mean those crimes do not exist. Evil people will always find ways to harm others. Laws won't stop it, even gun control laws.

There is usually one common theme when violent crime occurs, one party has a significant advantage in strength or armament. Most of the time it is the bad guy. Fire arms are the great equalizer. The more people that are armed, the safer our society will be.

Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University were both gun-free areas. That did nothing to stop two insane people from killing way too many people. If the bad guys know guns are not allowed, doesn't that create an incentive to attack those areas? What if our entire society is a gun free zone? I doubt either one of these incidents would have occurred if the perpetrators knew that even a small percentage of students carried a concealed hand gun.

It would be a sad day in American history should the Supreme Court decide that Americans cannot bear arms. Americans would lose the freedom to protect themselves. What will be taken from Americans next, free speech or trial by jury?