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Originally Posted by WebGambit
I'm glad to see Justice Scalia balanced the arguement. I'm happy with the decision.
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It's really sad to see such such a basic right being challenged like this and 4 to 5, that is just fucked up.
"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."
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But the court held that the individual right to possess a gun “for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home” is not unlimited. “It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose,” Justice Scalia wrote.
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Self defense? That is not even the purpose of the second amendment. The whole purpose of bearing arms is so that the people can overthrow the government if need be. The government should be afraid of its people, not the other way around.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334
This is such a bullshit decision on other levels also. The court ruled that it can make you get a license to own a gun. So now this implies that the government can force you to get a license for any RIGHT. So what, are we going to have to apply for a license to exercise free speech. We gained ground for the second amendment and lost ground for every other right.