Heller versus DC

Kevin Dean kevin at foreverdean.info
Thu Jun 26 19:02:33 CEST 2008


My apologies, auto-completion took the wrong "li".

That was not meant for the list. I really need to stop using Gmail. :(

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:58 PM, arne anka <openmoko at ginguppin.de> wrote:
> 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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