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More Second Amendment Tea Leaves From the Supreme Court
by TTAG Contributor |
Feb 22, 2019 |
Reading the tea leaves of what may be going on behind the tightly closed doors of the Supreme Court is always a dicey proposition. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear to me that the Court is indeed gearing up for a major overhaul of Second Amendment jurisprudence.
As TTAG readers will recall, the Court granted cert earlier this year on New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York. Some TTAG commenters poo-pooed the significance of that case, opining that because it only addresses a narrow aspect of NYC’s ultra-restrictive firearms laws, it won’t likely be of any real significance for the rest of us.
I have long viewed the case as a classic “test case†that could be the vehicle for the Supreme Court to slap recalcitrant lower courts into line, probably by declaring that laws that materially impact Second Amendment rights must be subjected to strict scrutiny. (When laws are subject to constitutional “strict scrutiny,†they almost never survive the challenge.)
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/ttag-contributor/more-second-amendment-tea-leaves-from-the-supreme-court/ (https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/ttag-contributor/more-second-amendment-tea-leaves-from-the-supreme-court/)
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More Second Amendment Tea Leaves From the Supreme Court
by TTAG Contributor |
Feb 22, 2019 |
Reading the tea leaves of what may be going on behind the tightly closed doors of the Supreme Court is always a dicey proposition. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear to me that the Court is indeed gearing up for a major overhaul of Second Amendment jurisprudence.
As TTAG readers will recall, the Court granted cert earlier this year on New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York. Some TTAG commenters poo-pooed the significance of that case, opining that because it only addresses a narrow aspect of NYC’s ultra-restrictive firearms laws, it won’t likely be of any real significance for the rest of us.
I have long viewed the case as a classic “test case†that could be the vehicle for the Supreme Court to slap recalcitrant lower courts into line, probably by declaring that laws that materially impact Second Amendment rights must be subjected to strict scrutiny. (When laws are subject to constitutional “strict scrutiny,†they almost never survive the challenge.)
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/ttag-contributor/more-second-amendment-tea-leaves-from-the-supreme-court/ (https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/02/ttag-contributor/more-second-amendment-tea-leaves-from-the-supreme-court/)
I have never cared for the idea that something that is clear needs to have "strict scrutiny" added like "shall not be infringed" is not enough. To me, just a simple fellow from a hick state, that implies that laws against gun owners can have liberals decide that something is "strict" when in reality "shall not be infringed" is dang to the point.
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I have never cared for the idea that something that is clear needs to have "strict scrutiny" added like "shall not be infringed" is not enough. To me, just a simple fellow from a hick state, that implies that laws against gun owners can have liberals decide that something is "strict" when in reality "shall not be infringed" is dang to the point.
Something needs to happen at SCOTUS because the state of California cannot be allowed to continue to violate 2A as they have been. Here we are damn close to outright firearm confiscation.
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Something needs to happen at SCOTUS because the state of California cannot be allowed to continue to violate 2A as they have been. Here we are damn close to outright firearm confiscation.
If a disgruntled Spouse or relative decides to get your guns confiscated they just need to help of an unscrupulous shrink. Poof! Confiscated.