OKay Pope Shawn, whats the low down?

[Bofire]

Pope,
Would you mind giving us a few words on what it would take to overturn, reverse the decision of the Supreme Court decision on the 2nd. amendment and the Washington DC case?

Thanks
Carl

[MikeWalking]

Why? Didn't they say it's an Individual Right?  I thought we won?

[popeshawnpaul]

I dunno, I'm just a lawyer.  I really haven't been following it to be honest...

[smdave]

If the next President appoints judges that will rule the other way.

Dave

[sisu]

Pope,
Would you mind giving us a few words on what it would take to overturn, reverse the decision of the Supreme Court decision on the 2nd. amendment and the Washington DC case?

Thanks
Carl

If the next President appoints judges that will rule the other way.

Dave

Dave has this correct. We, the 2nd amendment supporters, won this time, but beware of the liberal president that appoints liberal or socialistic judges to the US Supreme Court. Then the pendulum will swing against us.

[Bofire]

  Well I do not know how a case gets to the Supreme court exactly. I do know that someone cannot just decide to go to the Supreme court, I guess it is after appeals or mistakes.
Politically I think it takes a 2/3's of both houses to propose a constitutional amendment, then it has to be ratified by all the states. Remember the "equal rights amendment" it never passed.
Carl

[robb92]

Right now the DC city council are re-writing the rules to make it tougher to own a gun in DC, they know they lost the case but they mayor and his band of croneies are trying as hard as they can to make it tough to own a gun. The problem is they are making it tougher for the law-abiding people to own guns while the damn criminals can get free range on the guns. The worst areas of crime in DC are North East and South East, if you are not a certain skin color you have to be out of those areas by dusk. I am not kidding on this and I am not a racist just giving the facts.

[robb92]

Here is the latest and greatest from our dear nation's capital:

WASHINGTON —  The District of Columbia Council planned to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation to allow handguns, but only if they are used for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition.

The legislation announced Monday comes as officials try to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month striking down the city's 32-year-old weapons ban.

The proposal, which maintains some of the city's strict gun ownership rules and adds more regulations, was immediately criticized by gun rights advocates. They threatened more legal action.

The nation's capital would still require all legal firearms — including handguns, rifles and shotguns — to be kept in the home unloaded and disassembled, or equipped with trigger locks. There would be an exception for guns used against the "reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm."

The proposed legislation also maintains the city's unusual ban of machine guns, defined as weapons that shoot at least 12 rounds without reloading. That applies to most semiautomatic firearms.

 "We have crafted what I believe to be a model for the nation in terms of complying with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment decision and at the same time protecting our citizens," interim Attorney General Peter Nickles said.

The National Rifle Association strongly disagreed.

"Clearly, D.C. is doing everything they can to ignore the Supreme Court ruling," said Chris W. Cox, the NRA's chief lobbyist. He said the organization would pursue legal or legislative action to thwart the city's efforts.

The legislation also would require a ballistics test to determine if a handgun is stolen or has been used in a crime.

Police Chief Cathy Lanier will limit registration to one handgun per person for the first 90 days to make sure as many people are served as possible. And those who wish to register a handgun must pass written and vision tests.

Residents who already own handguns will be granted six months of amnesty to legally register their weapons, officials said.

The emergency legislation, which has strong support from the council, will remain in effect for 90 days. It adopts many of the regulations proposed earlier this month by D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson

[sisu]

WAIT A DARN MINUTE. Is this guy related to the putz in Seattle?

"We have crafted what I believe to be a model for the nation in terms of complying with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment decision and at the same time protecting our citizens," interim Attorney General Peter Nickles said.

[Alchase]

WAIT A DARN MINUTE. Is this guy related to the putz in Seattle?

"We have crafted what I believe to be a model for the nation in terms of complying with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment decision and at the same time protecting our citizens," interim Attorney General Peter Nickles said.

Ya they are both *censored* bags

[sisu]

Have you heard what the DC Police have decided to do with the ruling? Semi-autos that hold 7 or more rounds are banned! http://newsblaze.com/story/20080721054038tsop.nb/topstory.html

[demontang]

These people need to pull there head out and notice what the public want.

[robb92]

I am glad that I do not live in D.C. The people who are on the city council are so far detracted from the people in the community it is crazy. You have a ex-mayor who was convicted of drug use on the council. Tells you what kind of city it is.