Today's Headlines

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:17 am

I feel bad for the cops. Being forced to kill someone sucks major donkey. Those guys, and all of you military dudes, are what I consider to be heroes. I might not always agree wich'a, but I look up to and respect ya.

Hope the cap'm will recover quickly.

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:40 pm

High court strikes down gun ban

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington D.C.'s sweeping ban on handguns is unconstitutional. The justices voted 5-4 against the ban. At issue in District of Columbia v. Heller was whether the city's ban violated the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."

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So, 4 Justices, who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, voted to do away with the 2nd Amendment? That was a close one!

I like this comment. Seems fair and balanced to me:

"Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security and where gun violence is a serious problem," Scalia wrote. "That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct."

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:45 pm

Big Blue Owl wrote:High court strikes down gun ban

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington D.C.'s sweeping ban on handguns is unconstitutional. The justices voted 5-4 against the ban. At issue in District of Columbia v. Heller was whether the city's ban violated the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."

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So, 4 Justices, who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, voted to do away with the 2nd Amendment? That was a close one!

I like this comment. Seems fair and balanced to me:

"Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security and where gun violence is a serious problem," Scalia wrote. "That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct."

Scalia really understands his job description.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:47 pm

what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.

Excellent point!

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:49 pm

the democrat in me does not like guns.. I prefer to let somebody else do the killing for me, however I do think that banning guns is not the answer.. people who have no problem murdering other people could care less if the gun they kill with is illegal. The only people this law affects is law abiding citizens..

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:57 pm

That is also where I stand on the matter.

Now, the 3rd Amendment. That is equally interesting.

'No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.'

Even back then privacy and the need to keep the government out of our private business was very important to us. I wonder what is the best way to interpret this amendment as it applies to modern-day America?

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:19 pm

I would guess that it would be just the same. No soldier is to be forced upon us as a "guest" in our homes.

It is not something that is an issue now, but it was a huge issue back in revolutionary times and could be an issue again, if our govt. decided they wanted to keep more soldiers on our own soil and amongst our own population for "control" as England did at one time.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:01 pm

Big Blue Owl wrote:High court strikes down gun ban

Sweetness! I'm happy for DC citizens.

They're finally able to defend their homes from thuggery.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:57 pm

Amen Cyg.

I don't think I would like the Army setting up a Bivwac in my yard, but if need be.................

They are my brothers and sisters ya know.

And my Taurus .40 has Hydra-shocks in it for the thuggery in my town.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:17 am

Walkinghairball wrote:And my Taurus .40 has Hydra-shocks in it for the thuggery in my town.

Nize! I have a 8" barreled .357 and a 6" barreled .38 Special with
hollow-point 150-grain wadcutters.

Thugs may come in - but they won't get out.

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:41 am

All I'm sportin' is an S&W 9mm and a 20g birdieshooter. Not fancy, but it'll do!

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:14 am

Alls I've got is a Ruger Mark 2 and an old Winchester .243

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:34 am

The only weapons I have in the house are my looks and the bayonet from my dad's 1958 Marine-issued rifle (not sure of the make/model.)
It looks exactly like this:

So if an idiot saw me comin' at them with that, they'd probably drop their gun and experience "brown trousers time."

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:36 am

^^^^LOL^^^^

if an intruder comes into my house, he is gonna get dry humped by a horny poodle..

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:40 am

Soup4Rush wrote: if an intruder comes into my house, he is gonna get dry humped by a horny poodle..

Ewww...that reminds me of this cocker spaniel my friend was grooming and when she was shaving his belly...

obscene