Heller versus DC

arne anka openmoko at ginguppin.de
Thu Jun 26 18:58:01 CEST 2008


though i don't understand how this is related in any way the use of om  
phones, the first thing crossing my mind was: "finally".
anyway, i think it is _ totally_ off topic

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:52:54 +0200, Kevin Dean <kevin at foreverdean.info>  
wrote:

> The Supreme Court made a ruling today on the Heller versus DC case and
> affirmed for the first time since 1791 when the second amendement
> passed - the right to own guns is an INDIVIDUAL right of all
> Americans. Of course, it wasn't super special, since it did make it
> clear that some prohibition is acceptable. :(
>
> The scary part... The ruling was 5-4. The second amendement, which
> says pretty damn clearly "shall not be infringed" was interpreted by 5
> people (who beat 4) as meaning "can be infringed, as long as it's not
> totally infringed". Once more vote for "No" and the second amendment
> would have been abolished.
>
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