wjackcooper
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- Feb 9, 2011
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danb wrote:
(1) “Yes, the Supreme Court will either rule or not before Palmer is final.”
I see what you did there, lol. The “guess” assumes a cert. petition, but no matter what, your observation remains entirely accurate!
(2) “My personal view is that this is a much bigger victory than it appears. D.C. has in essence conceded there is a right to bear arms, and now we are debating how strictly they can restrict the right. Maybe we only got a foot in the door, but the door is now open.”
I think you are correct. The right to bear outside of the home (having been found or assumed by several courts) is close to, or has been, conceded. The center of the contest is now moving more (I hope) toward whether “may issue” satisfies the guarantee “codified” in the Second Amendment and then, assuming a win, the center will shift to regulations.
“Guarantees”* has become a keyword and could be “the only question” in other cases.
It occurred to me that those who enjoy irony might especially appreciate a granting (if it happens despite the odds) of the Preliminary Injunction request in Wrenn quoting Palmer as persuasive authority.
Regards
Jack
*From Mr. Gura’s opposition to holding Palmer in Abeyance:
At page 4 . . . “whether the Second Amendment guarantees any right to carry handguns, of whatever dimension and subject to whatever regulation, is the only question in the instant appeal.”
(1) “Yes, the Supreme Court will either rule or not before Palmer is final.”
I see what you did there, lol. The “guess” assumes a cert. petition, but no matter what, your observation remains entirely accurate!
(2) “My personal view is that this is a much bigger victory than it appears. D.C. has in essence conceded there is a right to bear arms, and now we are debating how strictly they can restrict the right. Maybe we only got a foot in the door, but the door is now open.”
I think you are correct. The right to bear outside of the home (having been found or assumed by several courts) is close to, or has been, conceded. The center of the contest is now moving more (I hope) toward whether “may issue” satisfies the guarantee “codified” in the Second Amendment and then, assuming a win, the center will shift to regulations.
“Guarantees”* has become a keyword and could be “the only question” in other cases.
It occurred to me that those who enjoy irony might especially appreciate a granting (if it happens despite the odds) of the Preliminary Injunction request in Wrenn quoting Palmer as persuasive authority.
Regards
Jack
*From Mr. Gura’s opposition to holding Palmer in Abeyance:
At page 4 . . . “whether the Second Amendment guarantees any right to carry handguns, of whatever dimension and subject to whatever regulation, is the only question in the instant appeal.”
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