Sunday, July 13, 2008

My Rant About the Second Amendment

I remember when the Supreme Court upheld that the Right To Bear Arms is indeed legal, a lot of gun control advocates felt like it was a body blow. If you remember your Civics class though, the Supreme Court did exactly what it was supposed to do.

As a judicial body, they aren't supposed to deem a law good or not. They are merely supposed to ensure the letter of the law is being followed. They upheld the laws that were on the books as measured against the Constitution. It's the legislative body (Congress) that makes those laws.

In other words, just because the Supreme Court said people are allowed to own guns doesn't mean laws can't be drafted to regulate how they go about arming themselves.

5 Day Waiting periods are still constitutional. Washington D.C.'s handgun ban sadly is not. That doesn't mean D.C. doesn't have options. It also doesn't mean Congress can't come up with new legislation (i.e. new laws and yes, Virginia, new amendments) to reverse the Second Amendment if need be.

If you believe in gun control, start writing to your Congressman (or woman). If they don't want to do anything about it, replace them. They work for us, you know.

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