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Gun Control Reform Activism

guillaumeb

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Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 09:55 PM

Jan 2017

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Heller was unquestionably a radical decision, overturning the Court’s previous ruling that the Second Amendment was tied to state militia service. For almost seventy years, lower federal and state courts nationwide had relied on that pronouncement to reject hundreds of Second Amendment challenges.

But the absolute refusal to abide by stare decis in the Heller case, as well as Scalia deleting 40% of the Amendment to find his original intent is denied by many in the gun crowd.

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Recommended. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #1

Too true, and for those billh58 Jan 2017 #2

I love newest gunner fantasy, national reciprocity - supported by some white wingers in Congress. Hoyt Jan 2017 #3

This is so typical of the billh58 Jan 2017 #4