[SOC] Fwd: It is very Strange, isn't it?

[Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH]

There is a very recent decision from the Ninth Circuit which holds that the
Second Amendment does not protect indivdual firearms ownership.  That could
well lead to a decision by SCOTUS (old RR telegrapher
for Supreme Court of the US) on the issue.

A SCOTUS decision is an unknown and could go either way on that issue.  Or
SCOTUS could decline to hear the case leaving the decision as only the law
within the Ninth Circuit which includes California.  SCOTUS has shown a real
past relunctance to deal with this issue.

73 de tim kg6irh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos J Caro" <ccaro3@juno.com>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Fwd: It is very Strange, isn't it?


> > Mate,
> >
> > That's totally newsworthy.
> >
> > Us simple folks, in numerous countries outside of the USA have been
> > educated to believe the average US citizen is totally devoted to
> his/her gun.
> >
> > Isn't that your constitutional right? In fact I have numerous
> > friends [FPRQP] who sincerely believe it is the most important part of
> the US
> > Constitution, the rest of it [the Constitution] is irrelevant garbage.
> >
>
> Ian,
>
> Let me add a comment here that I hope will clear some of this up. We as
> Americans
> enjoy the 10 amendments to the Constitution called the Bill of Rights.
> The second
> prohibits the FEDERAL government from infringing on the rights of
> citizens to own
> and bear arms. But the Federal government can not stop the individual
> States from
> passing their own laws to control the ownership of weapons. I have found
> that many
> non-americans are ignorant of the separation of the powers of the Federal
> and State
> Governments. They assume that our government operates the way theirs do
> and can
> not understand the different layers of ours.
>
> Regards,
>
> Carlos
>
> PS: As a Korean war infantry veteran, I have always had a weapon in my
> home. I made
> the decision many years ago that any one who breaks into my house to
> threaten my
> daughters, wife or myself will not walk out of my house and I don't care
> what laws have
> been passed.
>
>
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