Comments on: Heller: Arguments done

By: scattershot

scattershot — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:36:25 +0000

Don’t those Justices live in D.C. ? They have to be well aware that plenty of handguns exist and are in use there. Just not by the lawabiding residents, which was Justice Breyer’s point, IMHO.

By: Boondoggie

Boondoggie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:27:42 +0000

Beware reading too much into the questions and comments from behind the bench during the arguments. Most judges will play devil’s advocate just to make sure that they understand the other side’s arguments.

By: Robb Allen

Robb Allen — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:38:10 +0000

It bothers me that they consider any particular weapon more dangerous than another. A fully automatic .577 Tyrannosaur in my hands poses less risk to others than a bolt action .22LR in the hands of a criminal. How can you regulate that?

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:25:57 +0000

If the good guys end up winning this one 5-4, I’m going to have to re-think my longstanding opposition to Arlen Specter for his role in helping the Democrats bork Bork.

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:22:55 +0000

They’ll rule there’s a theoretical individual right to possess firearms, but with a definition of ‘reasonable restrictions’ so broad that no ban will ever infringe this right in practice.