Grunt
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I've been thinking, I know it's dangerous when I think, about this subject.
SCOTUS has really punted on Second Amendment cases lately. I think I know why.
The Originalists and Conservatives on the Court don't want a case they might lose and would restrict Second Amendment Rights.
The Liberals on the Court don't want a case they might lose and that might expand Second Amendment Rights.
So it's almost impossible to get a case heard. Right now we have inconsistencies in the Circuit Courts concerning the Second Amendment. This is where SCOTUS is supposed to step in and resolve those inconsistencies. But they can't/won't.
As an Originalist myself I see almost all firearms restrictions as unconstitutional. At the National level the NFA, the GCA, and some parts of FOPA, the other parts of FOPA would mostly be moot if we were to maintain a strict reading of the Second Amendment.
Personally I'd like to see Voting treated the same way that firearms are. Can you imagine the cry from the Left if we told them they would have to pay $200 for a Voting Tax Stamp?
At the local level...sigh. Any requirement for a permit to purchase, own, or carry is an infringement. That's just a start.
I doubt we'll ever be fully restored our Second Amendment Rights. It's amazing how far the Left have stretched the First Amendment but so want to restrict the Second.
Unfortunately the actions of the Trump administration in regards bump stocks, and the SCOTUS silence, has paved the way for a future administration to do the same with semi-auto firearms, standard capacity magazines, or anything else they can think of.
The ONLY way I can see where SCOTUS would actually start to hear some of these cases and resolve issues would be for President Trump to get two more originalist picks on the Court. This is why, to me, it's imperative that we give President Trump a second term AND hopefully a couple more seats in the Senate.
A ????/Biden administration would seek to restrict or eliminate the Second Amendment. I say a ????/Biden administration because I firmly believe that Biden will either step down, or be forced out within six months, leaving his VP pick as President.
Once can hope that there are Presidential Debates. I can't imagine that Creepy Uncle Joe can do well in a debate. Hell, Trump can get under his skin in 30 seconds and we'll see Biden calling him a dog faced liar and asking Trump to step outside and fight it out. Beyond that I don't think that Biden can string together more than two coherent sentences together.
Between 120 million dead from COVID and 150 millon dead from "gun violence" there aren't that many voters left so it's imperative that we gun owners get out to vote in November.
SCOTUS has really punted on Second Amendment cases lately. I think I know why.
The Originalists and Conservatives on the Court don't want a case they might lose and would restrict Second Amendment Rights.
The Liberals on the Court don't want a case they might lose and that might expand Second Amendment Rights.
So it's almost impossible to get a case heard. Right now we have inconsistencies in the Circuit Courts concerning the Second Amendment. This is where SCOTUS is supposed to step in and resolve those inconsistencies. But they can't/won't.
As an Originalist myself I see almost all firearms restrictions as unconstitutional. At the National level the NFA, the GCA, and some parts of FOPA, the other parts of FOPA would mostly be moot if we were to maintain a strict reading of the Second Amendment.
Personally I'd like to see Voting treated the same way that firearms are. Can you imagine the cry from the Left if we told them they would have to pay $200 for a Voting Tax Stamp?
At the local level...sigh. Any requirement for a permit to purchase, own, or carry is an infringement. That's just a start.
I doubt we'll ever be fully restored our Second Amendment Rights. It's amazing how far the Left have stretched the First Amendment but so want to restrict the Second.
Unfortunately the actions of the Trump administration in regards bump stocks, and the SCOTUS silence, has paved the way for a future administration to do the same with semi-auto firearms, standard capacity magazines, or anything else they can think of.
The ONLY way I can see where SCOTUS would actually start to hear some of these cases and resolve issues would be for President Trump to get two more originalist picks on the Court. This is why, to me, it's imperative that we give President Trump a second term AND hopefully a couple more seats in the Senate.
A ????/Biden administration would seek to restrict or eliminate the Second Amendment. I say a ????/Biden administration because I firmly believe that Biden will either step down, or be forced out within six months, leaving his VP pick as President.
Once can hope that there are Presidential Debates. I can't imagine that Creepy Uncle Joe can do well in a debate. Hell, Trump can get under his skin in 30 seconds and we'll see Biden calling him a dog faced liar and asking Trump to step outside and fight it out. Beyond that I don't think that Biden can string together more than two coherent sentences together.
Between 120 million dead from COVID and 150 millon dead from "gun violence" there aren't that many voters left so it's imperative that we gun owners get out to vote in November.