Latest JPFO newsletter is not so cheerful about what the Heller decision will really mean for gun owners in the end:
http://jpfo.org/pdf02/2a-newsletter.pdf
Now I think that the JPFO goes a little overboard sometimes - but - this is worth keeping in mind, especially with Obama as a potential occupant of the White House.
http://jpfo.org/pdf02/2a-newsletter.pdf
Dear JPFO Member:
The Supreme Court narrowly ruled 5 – 4 in the Heller vs. District of Columbia
case that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a handgun for selfdefense
in the home. A limited victory... already turning into a disaster.
A disaster? Here’s why...
For example, The Brady Center for the Prevention of Handgun Violence loves the
vague Heller decision. In their opinion the lower courts will view the decision as a green
light for every “gun control” law imaginable -- except for an outright ban on handguns.
This is because the court decision still allowed that your Second Amendment rights
can be regulated, leaving the door wide open for “reasonable” controls. This loophole has
already fueled rapidly accelerating proposals to...
- Demand surrender of your most personal medical records before allowing
you to own an firearm.- Restrict transportation and places of use.
- Classify any firearms with a magazine as a “machinegun”.
- Bans on virtually every of military pattern firearm.
Now I think that the JPFO goes a little overboard sometimes - but - this is worth keeping in mind, especially with Obama as a potential occupant of the White House.