I'd say 'pretty much as expected' but not really.
It appears the SC wants to wash its hands of this issue. As expected, the Court struck down Chicago's handgun law. But the really interesting part is that the majority say less severe laws and regulations could survive legal challenges.
More to come...
How about much more to come.
ReplyDeleteAmusingly enough, Alito held in Rybar that the Second Amendment did not apply to a right outside the militia.
Even more amusingly, The Second Amendment was intended to apply only to the Federal Government.
This decision can be seen as an unconstitutional intrusion into the State's police powers.
But WTF????
Laci
There's truly something for everybody in this. But one things clear: the Court looks like it wants to be done with this and it appears that so long as you don't ban handguns outright--you can impose a lot of regulations on them.
ReplyDeleteThe gunloons were looking for the privileges and immunities clause but the Court slapped that down.
"Even more amusingly, The Second Amendment was intended to apply only to the Federal Government."
ReplyDeleteLaci,
I thought all of the Bill Of Rights applied to just the Federal government until the 14th amendment came along?
Laci,
ReplyDeleteDo you see the 4th Amendment as an intrusion into police powers?
How about the 5th?
6th?
7th?
8th?
In fact, all of the bill of rights seem designed spicifically to restrain powers of a state.
WTF, really.