I think you can let the boy speak for himself. Whatever you may think, he says that “the NRA says it is a guaranteed personal right and I say that is a load of crap.” He obviously feels there is no such right despite the text, and I want to know what other rights he feels are a load of crap, probably because they make him uncomfortable.
FTR, I do not own a gun, have no plans to buy one, and am not a member of the NRA. I am, however, extremely touchy on the subject of civil liberties.
ExTank, has the NRA ever filed an amicus curae brief related to any gun law, as far as you know?
JDV: I don’t know if you live in the city or not, but my challege to you, and all people opposed to guns, put a large sign in your front yard saying “There are no guns in this household, not will there ever be!”
Sleep well!
Honestly, until you brought it up, I’d never heard of Amicus Curiae; it took some digging for me to find out what the hell it was.
Now that I know, I can honestly say: I don’t know if the NRA or any other pro-gun organization have ever filed an Amicus Curiae.
However, your question piqued my interest, and I have submitted the question to the NRA-ILA and The Second Amendment Foundation.
When I have an answer, I’ll post it here.
If they have filed even one, that would pretty well refute JDV’s claim that the NRA and like don’t have the courage to put their money where their mouth is.
If they haven’t, you can be damned sure I’m going to inquire why; if the answer is not to my satisfaction, the NRA and I may soon be parting ways.
<FONT COLOR=“GREEN”>ExTank</FONT> “If they can’t walk it like they talk it, I wan’t no part of 'em.”
Ex-Tank, you be one HONEST gun-nut(hee-hee!)
I’m sorry I wasn’t learned enough to use that term in MY question. If you find out that the NRA did file, count me in for an apology. I’m not going to ask you to be honest in your finding, because I’ve ALWAYS found you to be intellectually honest, despite our philosophical differences.
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
Hunter Thompson
Ex-Tank, did you ask if they filed an Amicus Curiae on 2nd Amendment grounds specifically?
I am curious as to what arguments they used in their filings. By the way, I DO appreciate the research you’ve done so far.
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
Hunter Thompson
ExTank, you keep evading the issue. Are you going to file a challenge or not? Cite anything you want, I will pay all legal fees plus $10,000 if you are successful in challenging ANY US gun control law on Second Amendment grounds.
Why do you keep blathering? DO IT!
I have said this over and over again and all you offer is bullshit. Do it or shut up. You are full of crap.
{{You keep blathering and claiming it’s an ‘unfair’ challenge. There is nothing unfair about it. Go see a lawyer. Advise them that I will pay all expenses plus $10,000 to anyone who provides a successful challenge to any gun control law on Second Amendment grounds.}} jdv
“As your attorney, I advise you not to rely on this person’s representations.”
[[ExTank, you keep evading the issue. Are you going to file a challenge or not? Cite anything you want, I will pay all legal fees plus $10,000 if you are successful in challenging ANY US gun control law on Second Amendment grounds.]]jdv
Tell you what – pony up the money first and then maybe you’ll get some takers. Meanwhile, I’m still interested in how you think such a challenge could be raised short of getting oneself arrested.
The last time the Supreme Court ruled on it, in 1939, it ruled that the right to bear arms only applied in the context of preserving a militia. I disagree with this ruling, but I accept it as the current law of the land.
I personally can’t even parse the second amendment. What the heck is “being” in the sentance anyway? A gerund? The verb in a subordinate clause? I don’t get it.
Hopefully, the Emerson case will bring it up again, (the right, not the grammar) and we’ll get a more realistic ruling.