Showing posts with label SecondAmendment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SecondAmendment. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2013
Survivor of Communism explains the importance of gun ownership by US citizens
Posted on 10:44 PM by john
Saturday, March 30, 2013
A First Amendment challenge to gun control laws?
Posted on 12:08 PM by john
After the Sikh Temple attack at a gun free zone last year, it is understandable that Sikh's might feel that their traditional daggers are not enough to meet their religious obligation for self protection. From the Washington Times:
A Sikh man is suing the state of California over its gun laws, arguing they violate his First Amendment rights to practice his religion by barring him from carrying the kind of weapons he says he needs for self-defense.
Gursant Singh Khalsa, a practicing Sikh for 35 years, charges in the lawsuit filed this month that California’s laws banning military-style, semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines violate mainstream Sikh doctinre requiring Sikhs “be at all time fully prepared to defend themselves and others against injustice.”
“We’re required to wear what’s called a kirpan” or dagger, he said Thursday. “I feel, as far as my religion goes, it dictates that we should have all weapons of all kinds to defend ourselves. By not being able to carry an assault rifle or weapon that has a high-capacity magazine, I don’t feel that I can defend myself or my family.” . . .
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Three Republican Senators promise to filibuster Democrat Gun Control Bill
Posted on 9:14 AM by john
How just a few new Senators can make such a big difference in how the Senate operates. These Senators are focusing on how these bills will hurt "citizens' right to self-defense." A filibuster might give these Senators a real chance to educate people about exactly how these laws will cause harm. From The Hill newspaper:
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday criticized three Senate Republicans who have threatened to filibuster Senate gun control legislation.
Carney said a filibuster would be “unfortunate” and would send the wrong message to the families of gun violence victims.
“I don't think you need to tell the families of those who have lost their children to gun violence that bills like this may be filibustered. I don't think that would be welcome news,” Carney said.
GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Mike Lee (Utah), and Ted Cruz (Texas) threatened to filibuster the bill in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that argued it was an infringement of Second Amendment rights. The bill would expand background checks and penalties on straw purchases of firearms.
The senators pledged to “oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions.”
“The Second Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens' right to self-defense. It speaks to history's lesson that government cannot be in all places at all times, and history's warning about the oppression of a government that tries,” they wrote. . . .
Monday, February 25, 2013
Is there a right to carry a gun? The 10th Circuit court of Appeals says no
Posted on 6:27 PM by john
The video is also available here.
A copy of the 10th Circuit's decision is available here. The previous 7th Circuit decision is discussed here and here.
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