Well said, Jim! Let's not for a moment think that this is it. This is just the beginning of an effort that will continue to require our diligence and hard work to undue the years of civil rights abuse in Massachusetts.
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You don't really think this SCOTUS ruling is going to give pause to the cretins on Beacon Hill, do you?
The Bill of Rights has never gotten in their way before, nor do I think it will this time.
What will be the immediate consequences for us in MA? For example I have an LTC-A for "target and hunting". Can I get this thing lifted?
So if owning firearms is now a constitutional right and someone decides not to renew their license, nothing can be done to the firearms you own. Right?
I would hope so. Why would they consider a law which could likely be soon overturned?
Unfortuantely not. Neither Heller nor McDonald touch on "carry" (in the normal, not the MA, definition of the word.
The number of non-LEO who obtained new permits to possess a handgun between the 1976 ban and Heller - Zero.That is, has it actually gotten any easier for people in DC?
Now, more than ever. If you're not a member of the NRA or GOAL, you need to join.
The number of non-LEO who obtained new permits to possess a handgun between the 1976 ban and Heller - Zero.
The number who obtained them after the ban - 800 and counting.
The number of non-LEO who obtained new permits to possess a handgun between the 1976 ban and Heller - Zero.
The number who obtained them after the ban - 800 and counting.
GOAL, yes... NRA not so much!!
In as much a a lot of us feel the NRA has abandoned us here in PRM, they ARE a powerful lobby for us in DC. Just keep that in mind. I myself think they can be largely full of hot air, and sometimes seen as being out only for themselves-but Washington is run by lobbyists-and currently, they are the ones in our corner.
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Q: Obviously, this decision is all good, but what has really changed in Washington? That is, has it actually gotten any easier for people in DC? It's my understanding that they have done what anti gun types always do when they lose, simply ignore the fact that they lost! So they ignore the legal ruling, continue to ignore people their Const. Rights, and bury people in paper work, hoops, etc, effectively preventing gun ownership.
So anyone comment on what has happened in DC since that last ruling? It's my understanding the mayor of Chicago has already indicated he has every intention of (to cut through it BS politico speak) ignoring the ruling because he's not happy with the outcome. This seems also the general strategy of anti gun forces in MA.
Typical of anti gun types, laws are only worth following when they support your agenda, not so much when they support the spirit and clear intent of the Const.
Thoughts/comments?
The number of non-LEO who obtained new permits to possess a handgun between the 1976 ban and Heller - Zero.
The number who obtained them after the ban - 800 and counting.