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The reason Heller is "controversial" | 483 comments | Create New Account
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The reason Heller is "controversial"
Authored by: myNym on Wednesday, December 26 2012 @ 10:22 AM EST
It's the first time _any_ gun control* law has been held
unconstitutional at the national or even state level. There
has been a steady encroachment on the 2nd ever since the
Sullivan Act of 1911. Prior to that there were localized
Jim Crow laws, but they were race specific, and not
generalized to law abiding citizens being able to practice
their rights under the 2nd.

US v. Miller is so embarrassing that it ranks right up there
with Dred Scot. That Scalia quotes any part of it, at all,
does not instill confidence in me.

It also does not instill confidence in me that Heller only
passed 5-4. It should have been a 9-0 no-brainer. The 2nd
really isn't that complicated. They held what I've been
saying all along, that the first clause gives the reason.
The 2nd clause enumerates the right. I will admit that it
is a good sign that they finally recognized that simple
little fact.

* It's not about controlling the guns. It's about
controlling the law abiding people. You might want to ask
yourself why they want to control the law abiding people.
Criminals already ignore laws, which is why they are
criminals. We don't need more laws to control criminal
behavior, those laws are already on the books.

Good gun control is really quite simple, and can be taught
to children. There are variations to the theme, but here
are my basics:

1) Never point a gun at something you are not willing to
destroy.

2) Always assume a gun is loaded. If someone checks to see
that a gun is unloaded, and then hands it to you, check it
again. (See Rule 1.)

3) Always be sure of your target. (NEVER shoot into the
dark!)

4) Always be sure of what is behind your target. (Rifle
bullets can travel for miles.)

5) Never shoot at open water with a rifle. At low angles,
bullets can skip. (See rule 4.)

6) Never place your finger inside the trigger guard unless
you are sure of your target, sure of what is behind your
target, and have aligned the gun's sights on your target.

7) Use the gun safety, but never rely on the gun safety.
Better still, depending on the kind of gun, do some or all
of: decock the gun, unchamber the round, completely unload
the gun. (See rules 1, 2 and 6.)

That comprises the essence of good gun control. From there
I might go into the proper and safe way of storing your guns
and ammo, but you get the point. Good gun control is about
education, not legislation.

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