Gun Owners Applaud Supreme Court: Do You?

Of course I agree with the decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self defense. Why should only the criminals get the guns? The criminals will have weapons no matter what the law states. Law abiding citizens should be able to fight the criminals when necessary.

Of course I agree with the decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self defense. Why should only the criminals get the guns? The criminals will have weapons no matter what the law states. Law abiding citizens should be able to fight the criminals when necessary.

The 2nd Amendment give us the right to bear arms….it says nothing about ‘unless some future politician decides only the criminals can have them’! What’s next? Are they going to take away free speech?

I absolutely do not believe that individuals should have unlimited rights to carry firearms. States and cities should have the right to place limitations, especially on assault weapons.
I believe the constitution referred to the right to have an armed military force.

I am ready to purchase a gun, take shooting lessons and be ready to defend myself in my own home. It’s about time! How dare the criminals think they have the upper hand since they don’t follow the law and possess unregistered illegal guns. Now the tables will be turned. We finally have our constitutional gun rights back after a fight which is similiar to having civil rights we also had to fight for. Strange politics.

I agree and am surprised it was such a close vote. It is and always should be our right to defend ourselves. I dont own a gun, and dont feel i need one to protect myself. Guns dont kill people.
People kill people. If Suv’s were in the majority of fatal hit and runs should we than restrict SUV sales? Suv’s and cars dont run people over. The person driving runs people over.Personal responsibilty and accountability is the real issue.

I only regret that it was not a unanimous decision. Shows how fragile our rights are and the very thin line defending them. I beleive, this right is one of the cornerstones of the free society we ALL enjoy. A lot of people will and do say, that we live in a civilized society now and there is no need for gun ownership. Ha, this society is no more civilized that it ever was, we just have more toys and our horses are airconditioned.

Libs always want to pick and choose our rights. Maybe they should pick and choose some other country to ruin. This country didn’t fight a war for independence so 200 yrs. later we can become slaves to socialists who want to take away our rights because they think they know what’s best. Not a chance. For once the founding fathers can be happy with a supreme court decision. Thank God we still have a little common sense left on the bench. Get these stinking socialist liberals out of office now! Reject these crummy liberal supreme court justices.

One of the things that’s nice about freedom is that you don’t have partake in all aspects if you don’t want to… but if you change your mind, you can! For example, just because we have free speech, it does’t mean you have to say anything if you don’t want to. Same with firearms, if you don’t like them then don’t own one – it’s a matter of personal choice.

When seconds matter police are minutes away, that’s why I can’t believe 4 of 9 learned jurists think I, my family and property should be vulnerable to the whims of thugs, gang members and crazies.
These four black robed freedom robbers should be impeached.

This decision is absolutely correct except that 4 Justices voted against it. Our Second Amendment IS a fundamental right and clearly the founding fathers thought so as it was the 2nd amendment. Those who study history and the history of the 2nd amendment know that the founders wanted to ensure that the PEOPLE had access to firearms so as to be able to defend themselves not only from criminals, but from a tyrannical government. One only needs to look at facts; In Australia and Canada who have in recent history banned all or some firearm and / or handgun ownership, have experienced exponential increases in crime, particularly violent crime. On the other hand in the last 25 years, not only has gun ownership increased, persons with Concealed Carry Permits have increased with 44 or 46 of 50 States Passing Shall Issue Concealed carry laws, the violent crime rates have dropped as much as 35 % in those 25 years. This was a great decision, but shame on the 4 justices that voted against it. Finally common sense prevailed. Criminals will have guns whether or not law abiding citizens are banned or not. More guns reduce crime, not the other way around. Better for criminals to NOT know who is armed and who isn’t rather that knowing that nobody is?

If Daley carries out his threat to make the pathway to gun ownership a difficult and expensive one to negotiate in Chicago, he will be in defiance of the spirit and possibly the letter of today’s Supreme Court ruling. An appropriate response for Chicagoans who have to live unarmed, in or near high crime areas might be to call 911 very liberally, whenever a sound in the night or a sight in the street suggests the possibility of a threat to ones person or possessions. You people are paying for Daley’s 24/7 police contingent with your hard earned tax dollars. You deserve police protection yourselves. Dial 911!!

I agree with the court. I would be happier if it ruled unanimous!

Hooray for the law abiding, self defending, and prepared (not paranoyed) members of our society. Hopefully this will open doors to greater FREEDOM to protect ourselves not just in our homes but outside of them as well. Don’t get me wrong. Having a gun and carrying one legally, where I want, is not and never should be ones only way to defend themselves. However, when the situation calls for it, don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. As a former volunteer peace officer, if I have to be “armed to the teeth” to protect myself and family from criminals that don’t care about the law, I will be.

I believe in and support the Constitution and the 2nd amendment. Citizens have the right to bear arms. What scares me is not the trained gun owner who is responsible and concerned about protection, it’s the ignorant people who won’t get a permit, won’t lock up their guns that lead to hundreds of accidental deaths per year, mostly children. With gun rights must come education and legal ownership.

The US Constitution clearly states that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms. That’s federal. Lower levels of government cannot override with local laws which conflict with the constitution.
I am concerned about the four justices who do not seem to get that. What part of that do they fail to understand?

I agree with the supreme court ruling, gun laws only affect the law abiding citizens; so you take the right to bare arms away the criminal has all the power… You lose your guns, you lose your freedom…

YES the constitution RULES. we have the right to own a gun in any of the 50 states. when we loose the guns we will loose our liberty!. it’s also what REALLY kept Russia and China from even thinking about coming over the pole to invade us. If you think Afghanistan was a pain for the USSR and Vietnam was a pain for us imagine what the USA would be like for any country trying to invade us.

I wonder if the 4 Justices that voted against the Constitution had a break in at 4 am with several armed men, if they would want to re-affirm their right to own a gun.
Nah, they probably would be thinking: See I told you that we should make guns illegal, just like burglary, rape and murder are illegal.
The problem is some people just don’t care about what is illegal; they’re called criminals and they have been around for thousands of years, and THEY don’t care if the gun they shoot you with is illegal. Because, it would be really stupid of them to use a weapon registered to their name in the commission of a crime. Almost as stupid as liberals who think that a law that disarms law obeying citizens will have ANY effect on crime.

I am thrilled that any judges today would vote in favor of the Constitution. The elimination of the Constitution is clearly the goal of liberals and immigrants (legal and illegal) alike – all of whom are determined to conform our country into that state that furthers their lifestyles and agendas. They should embrace the Constitution which is that instrument that makes America, America. In this ruling, I guess maybe they realized the truth in “If we outlaw guns, then only outlaws will have guns.” But because upholding the Constitution and its intent has become the exception rather than the norm, even though I am not a gun fanatic, I am planning to join the NRA – the one institution that is still genuinely intent on preserving our Constitution and our nation.

Militia – “a militia is a body of private persons who respond to an emergency threat to public safety, usually one that requires an armed response”.
The Second Amendment – “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.”
Individuals are the militia. All law abiding people have the right to bear arms. Pretty easy language to understand.
Good thing we have such a powerful military and the chance of a militia being called to action is unlikely, however that is no reason not to stay in practice.
The Supreme Court made the correct decision.

Why bother even having a Constitution and a Supreme Court to uphold those Rights if any State can decide they have the authority to counter those supposed rights by creating their own restrictions. Essentially forcing a law-abiding citizen to choose to move out of that State and to another that has less restrictive gun laws. Why doesn’t each State just create their own Constitutional Laws. Better yet, let all the States become independent countries and we don’t have to call this Country the United States any longer since we are not always that united to begin with. We can call it the Fifty Separate and Individual States of America. If you don’t like a State that has restrictive gun laws or gay marriage or too many illegal aliens, then you can put in a request to move to another one and become a citizen if you meet the requirements of that individual and completely separate State of the Non-Union.

In the comments I saw a reference to “assault weapons”. It just shows the level of the debate, namely that there are people who claim they support “legitimate” gun rights, but at the same time support banning some weapons because of their cosmetics, namely how they look!

Clearly the supreme court has put into words and law that which was always intended. They are to be commended. In all times and all placed an unarmed person is a victum

Supplemental Thoughts
Okay, so the Supreme Court made a good decision this time. However, they have made some very bad ones in the past.
To rectify this problem, a Supreme Court appointment should only last 4 years and not be renewable. That way we would get new blood on the court every 4 years, and old bad decisions could be revisited and changed.
Supreme Court seats should be filled by an election, not by a president, especially considering the kind on clowns that have been US presidents in the last 22 years.
Finally, the Supreme Court should have no more than one lawyer allowed on it. The balance of the court should come from other occupations. Lawyers are very narrow in their understanding of technology, economics, and other issues that are on the front burner in this day in age. The Supreme Court is a de-facto jury and has no separate jury, like a real court. Hence, it needs to be balanced and not a biased bunch of lawyers.

DRB is correct. Five our of nine got it right.
And that means that four out of nine got it wrong.
Why don’t we just decide these things by national referendum and abolish the supreme court altogther?

Of course I support it! Have there been less shootings in Chicago or DC with their laws to prohibit owning a handgun? I think not. Too bad the decision was not unanimous

I have had a license to carry a revolver since the 70′s when I was in my 20′s and carrying large amounts of money between state lines. I have had several scary moments in the middle of the night when depositing money into bank drops outside the building. I think in 20 years, I pulled my piece 3 times and every time, I felt my life was in danger or I had to scare of a threat, etc
In these cities, 14 year old are carrying guns in their belts. Something has to be done. Massachusetts has it right. Get caught with an unregistered firearm, even in the truck of your car and just driving thru from another state, go directly to jail. One year mandatory and no even the highest laywer and the biggest payoff can get you out
do this in every city and clean out all the riff raff quickly…JB

That is why we need opposing attitudes in President and the Legislature. The supreme court is much less likely to be packed with liberals or conservatives.

The timing of this decision sounds like an early trade-off for the Arizona Law.