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Friday, June 15, 2012
Lower courts gutting 2nd Amendment.
This article discusses why Second Amendment rights have still not become much a a reality in this country. The problem primarily is anti-gun judges. Download full article if interested.
According to Allen Rostron's conclusion about liberal justices' contemporary pragmatism regarding gun control, he quotes an unnamed federal judge as saying “Prudent, measured arms restrictions for public safety are not inconsistent with a strong and thriving Second Amendment.” What this author found to be reassuring, I view as being absolutely abhorrent. Let history be their guide.
From Wikipedia's Gun politics in Germany.
"The 1938 German Weapons Act, .... As under the 1928 law, citizens were required to have a permit to carry a firearm and a separate permit to acquire a firearm. Furthermore, the law restricted ownership of firearms to '...persons whose trustworthiness is not in question and who can show a need for a (gun) permit.'".
This law was so pragmatic that;
"On November 11, 1938, the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, passed Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons. This regulation effectively deprived all Jews of the right to possess firearms or other weapons"
The end result was obviously something we should never allow to happen again.
John: Thanks for the perspective. The lesson of Nazi Germany, Reconstruction and Jim Crow in the southern U.S. is that if government doesn't trust its own people, or certain segments thereof, it will attempt to disarm them.
According to Allen Rostron's conclusion about liberal justices' contemporary pragmatism regarding gun control, he quotes an unnamed federal judge as saying “Prudent, measured arms restrictions for public safety are not inconsistent with a strong and thriving Second Amendment.” What this author found to be reassuring, I view as being absolutely abhorrent. Let history be their guide.
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia's Gun politics in Germany.
"The 1938 German Weapons Act, .... As under the 1928 law, citizens were required to have a permit to carry a firearm and a separate permit to acquire a firearm. Furthermore, the law restricted ownership of firearms to '...persons whose trustworthiness is not in question and who can show a need for a (gun) permit.'".
This law was so pragmatic that;
"On November 11, 1938, the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, passed Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons. This regulation effectively deprived all Jews of the right to possess firearms or other weapons"
The end result was obviously something we should never allow to happen again.
John:
ReplyDeleteThanks for the perspective. The lesson of Nazi Germany, Reconstruction and Jim Crow in the southern U.S. is that if government doesn't trust its own people, or certain segments thereof, it will attempt to disarm them.