Supreme Court to Hear Case on Local, State Handgun Laws

Actually the until the 14th Amendment was ratified, the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states at all (by design). States have always had a police power to do things like regulate firearms. The application of various portions of the the Bill of Rights to the states only came about through the judicially created "Incorporation Doctrine." And the incorporation was done piecemeal over a rather lenghty time. So as of now, the protections provided by the Second Amendment do not apply to the states, because the U.S. Supreme Court has not weighed in on the issue.

That is the question they are deciding with this case. That said, I do believe they should find the Second Amendement applies to the states, if other personal rights (e.g. the First, Fourth, Fifith, and Sixth Amendments).

I believe the interesting question will be what they decide is a "reasonble restriction" on firearms.

jrot (The Angry Banana),

Your statments are so flawed and ridiculous. Blame irresponsible parents for kids stealing their guns, not me, not society, or the law. Vastly, more children die each year in drownings than in gun accidents so are we to ban swimming pools, spas, lakes and 5 gal. buckets?

Don't be so damn stupid.

And if your kid cannot find a turd in a punchbowl before finding a gun under a pile of $hit, you need to have that child seen by a doctor rather than serving $hitty punch parties.

The Difference... Truer words have seldom been written!

If a conservative doesn't like guns, they don't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, then no one should have one.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, they don't eat meat.
If a liberal is, they want to ban all meat products for everyone.

If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.

If a conservative is homosexual, they quietly enjoy their life.
If a liberal is homosexual, they loudly demand legislated respect.

If a black or Hispanic is conservative, they see themselves as independently successful.
Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal wants churches to be silenced.

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that his government provide it and his neighbors pay for his.

Think about it!!!!!