So tomorrow, the Supreme Court is expected to issue its findings in D.C. v. Heller, the first substantive review of Second Amendment rights in over 70 years. Legal nerds that we are, we’re more than a little curious as to what the Court is going to conclude. While the decision will no doubt be endlessly debated here over the next couples of days, I’m going to make a prediction right now.
They punt.
I figure the D.C. gun ban is toast. I’m also guessing that since the Supremes realize that the total elimination of any sort of gun regulation would be highly problematic, they are going to figure some weasel out of it. The decision will include some sort of grand pronouncement about the Second Amendment representing and individual right, and some sort of nebulous statement as to how that doesn’t preclude the state from regulating everything. This (of course) will continue to be endlessly litigated. One important caveat. Scalia is expected to write the opinion, so who knows? He may mandate that every citizen car a broadsword.
Please note that if they do toss any regulation, we’ll be raffling off the Official Fight the Hypo Stinger Missile starting Friday.
As a proud D.C. resident, I got my glock locked and loaded. God Bless America.
Also, without leading this off track, could I request a post regarding the 8th amendment case that I just heard about today? A law allowing the death penalty for anyone convicted of raping a 12-year-old is violative of the 8th amendment as cruel and unusual punishment? I mean, seriously?
It’s on its way. I’m contrasting it with the punitive damages passed out to Exxon for the Valdez.
So as D.C. resident, do you feel that this will make you safer?
Scalia’s writing the opinion. There won’t be any punting.
I would feel safer if guns were allowed on campus, that’s for sure.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
AFFIRMED.
Scalia is my boy.
Second amendment protects an individual right. Suck it, militia clause whiners!
ED NOTE: We’ve closed comments here so that the Heller discussion can take place over at “The Whole Shooting Match“. We’ve also moved several comments over to that thread.