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news
Crazy About Guns. The press spooks its readers about increased gun purchases. http://www.slate.com/id/2204592/
Second Amendment
The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution;
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States; all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Constitution, namely:
Amendment II
- A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Supreme Court Ruling
Every home a gun; everyone a shooter? MITCH ALBOM So everyone has a gun. Let's start with that idea. Everyone has a gun. What will this mean? In the minds of some people -- those who think last week's Supreme Court decision protecting gun ownership was wonderful -- it means if you come after me now, I can take you down. If you try to take what's mine, I can defend myself -- by shooting you dead, if need be. If I'm scared, I don't need to be, because I have my gun. If you scare me and I want to scare you back, I can, because I have my gun. The next burglar who tries to rape or kill an innocent party? He gets shot instead. The next lunatic who tries to shoot up a restaurant? Five people can take him down from five angles. Everyone has a gun. Everyone can shoot. And as soon as the other handgun laws are dismantled (And great news! Many now can be!), the good guys won't have to cower anymore. The bad guys will have to worry. This evens the playing field. Hallelujah. Finally, the Second Amendment is interpreted correctly. Our long national nightmare is over. But on the other hand ... http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/COL01/806290575/&imw=Y
Guns, yes and no. Individuals have a right to own firearms, the Supreme Court rules. But there can still be limits. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-guns27-2008jun27,0,7047953.story
Open Carry
Picnickers pack heat. Gun enthusiasts meet peacefully at Warren park to prove point. The quiet afternoon had only a single glitch, when one of the armed enthusiasts tried to walk to the park from his home in Warren. Police received a 911 call from a panicked woman about a man walking around with a gun. About 12 officers responded, but immediately sent the man on his way when he proved the gun was legally registered. Police Commissioner William Dwyer said they "would have been remiss" not to stop the man and question him. The incident upset some members of the club, who said educating police about gun laws was one of their themes for the day. "It's about being educational without being confrontational," Gibson said. He had plenty of officers to discuss the incident with because Warren police were out in force. Police set up a mobile command station at the park, two officers in uniform walked the grounds, an undercover officer watched the crowd with binoculars from the parking lot, and Dwyer made a personal appearance to chat with participants. The cops kept things friendly, explaining to club members they were there to protect them from "undesirables" who might try to show up with non-permitted weapons. "We were nervous initially about who would show up," Capt. Scott Pavlik said. "We're just being careful, but it's been very orderly." Mostly, the participants discussed how weapons save lives and deter crime by frightening criminals. "I can't carry at work, but if I'm going to the store or the coffee shop on weekends, I'll carry," said Brian Jeffs, a club member and senior geologist for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/081708/loc_local03.shtml
Gun Control
How gun makers can help us. Make firearms manufacturers figure out how to reduce the 12,000 shooting deaths each year. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-sugarman29-2008jun29,0,6316962.story
