tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post2153308923488837247..comments2023-12-23T16:59:19.185+00:00Comments on Western Rifle Shooters Association: IMMEDIATE ACTION: 2nd Amendment Scholars Need $ ASAP for SCOTUS FightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-86824544544412281222008-01-27T04:44:00.000+00:002008-01-27T04:44:00.000+00:00I am with you.There are many good people who belie...I am with you.<BR/><BR/>There are many good people who believe that the political/legal front is still defensible.<BR/><BR/>I hope their disillusionment is not as painful as mine has been.<BR/><BR/>I posted this on another forum this PM:<BR/><BR/>My opinion:<BR/><BR/>· It is inconceivable to me that a majority 5 out of the 9 SCOTUS Justices will be guided predominantly by the clear language of the 2nd [“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”], notwithstanding the plaintiffs’ best attempts to get them to do so.<BR/><BR/>· The result will be a hodgepodge, with a likely majority bottom line that<BR/><BR/>- the 2nd does protect an individual right to keep and bear arms<BR/><BR/>- that right is subject to reasonable regulation to serve important governmental interests such as public safety, national security, prevention of harm by persons with mental conditions, and the protection of minors<BR/><BR/>- the DC law as currently written is overbroad and thus not reasonable under this standard, and must be struck as unconstitutional<BR/><BR/>- the decision in Heller should not be read as overturning any other existing gun law in the US, nor should it be construed as prohibiting any future gun laws so long as they are both reasonable and serve important government interests<BR/><BR/>Bottom line: History will show that Heller, the results of the 2008 POTUS/Congressional elections, and the actions taken by the new Administration and the new Congress in proposing, enacting, and enforcing the new AWB II were the final sparks that began what will be known as the Third American Revolution.<BR/><BR/>May God help us all.Concerned Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257709418390025182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-86249705204714836292008-01-27T04:09:00.000+00:002008-01-27T04:09:00.000+00:00Sir, there are dozens of deserving, pro-R2KBA indi...Sir, there are dozens of deserving, pro-R2KBA individuals and organizations needing cash, but the tipping point in the legal fight for the 2A is long past, and we are sliding down the slippery slope towards confiscation and disarmed HELL as I write.<BR/><BR/>The best use for R2KBA dollars is to fund your own, personal resistance when the time comes, but be advised that money has to be spent NOW so that you may take the field in defense of the R2KBA, properly equipped, when it becomes necessary.<BR/><BR/>I cannot advise any further expenditures for defense funds, gun organization dues, etc. All those funds must be put into acquiring appropriate arms, ammunition, reloading supplies, outdoor clothing and all the other details of the S.H.T.F. equipment kit.<BR/><BR/>You promote a worthy cause, CB, but even those destitute scholars at the cause would probably agree with me, that is, if they truly believe in defending the 2A.Rivrdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685083857476811667noreply@blogger.com