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High Court Rejects Appeal Over Ban on Guns at Post Offices [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

A rather obvious and correct decision. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #1

The Gumpers are not going to like your post, nor Darb Mar 2016 #2

No, that isn't correct TeddyR Mar 2016 #3

Agreed. Darb Mar 2016 #4

An "insecurity blanket," really. Good point. nt villager Mar 2016 #21

I'm fine with it, too. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #35

Neither side will like my post. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #6

Why mention "militia" at all then? Darb Mar 2016 #9

It goes back to what is a Republic. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #14

Plus the scale and lethality of the weapons have changed, and you can't keep willfully ignoring that villager Mar 2016 #22

Ah, the "Technology has rendered the Second Amendment obsolete" argument is made friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #27

Good point, a guy in my town today killed 20 people with an HP Officejet. Darb Mar 2016 #43

The First Amendment has moved along with technology...why not the Second? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #51

The Supreme Court just *unanimously* issued the following rejection of your thesis: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #57

No it didn't, my point crushes, as usual. Darb Mar 2016 #74

"(T)he current four that are not fascist assholes" AGREED with the other four friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #78

Separating a baby from his blankey is not worth the effort, Darb Mar 2016 #81

I hope you find all that moralizing and self-righteousness a soothing balm for your soul friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #91

If the Second Amendment TeddyR Mar 2016 #29

Or the courts, depending on whether unfettered distribution of war weapons... villager Mar 2016 #32

But you are arguing policy TeddyR Mar 2016 #37

Rightwing judges presume a lot -- as did the Supreme Court when Scalia was the 5th NRA vote. villager Mar 2016 #38

Yeah TeddyR Mar 2016 #39

Do you really believe it's not going to wind up in court anyway after your NRA compadres villager Mar 2016 #47

The NRA aren't TeddyR Mar 2016 #52

Nice dodge -- but you know your gun-mates *will* take it to court villager Mar 2016 #64

Yeah, lets just forget the privately owned warships and cannons... beevul Mar 2016 #40

Ahh I guess all 8 Justices "willfully ignored that" on Monday. former9thward Mar 2016 #46

Let's see what they do with Colorado's still-standing regulations: villager Mar 2016 #48

Were they worth losing the Colorado state Senate to the GOP? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #53

A progressive liberal also believes that the Constitution is not immutable William Seger Mar 2016 #16

I never said the purpose is for defense against ones own government. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #18

No - we understand very clearly that the 2A allows strict regulation of guns. nt hack89 Mar 2016 #7

Ok. Darb Mar 2016 #12

What is high capacity in your opinion? nt hack89 Mar 2016 #13

don't take the hack89 bait! maxsolomon Mar 2016 #20

"High capacity" has to equate to a number. hack89 Mar 2016 #23

Exactly. That side will never commit to an unambiguous answer while *pretending* to be reasonable... villager Mar 2016 #24

How about an unambiguous answer from *you*- what's a "large capacity magazine"? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #26

See post 41, Wild Bill. Darb Mar 2016 #42

Presumably that's not to me, since I'm on your side of this issue. villager Mar 2016 #45

'Forced justification' and 'Phelpsing', eh? Noted and figured out *long* ago: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #56

Get that from the NRA did ya? Practice. Darb Mar 2016 #61

No deal, Elmer- it's not up to you, as much as that might chap your ass friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #66

Lost your god Scalia, sit tight. Darb Mar 2016 #71

Do you prefer the Logitech Illuminated or an IBM Model M clone for your gun-control needs? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #79

Hold on to your blankey. Darb Mar 2016 #82

I don't own a gun, and haven't for years. Got any more erroneous assumptions for us? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #87

Over 6. Darb Mar 2016 #41

I say 10 for handguns, 15 for rifles hack89 Mar 2016 #44

What for? What do you need 15 for? Darb Mar 2016 #49

I have a safe full of rifles and mags hack89 Mar 2016 #50

I guess it is all about you then. Darb Mar 2016 #58

No. I just don't like security theater hack89 Mar 2016 #62

"(P)ass the laws you want"? "(G)et busy"? As if! That sort doesn't do real-world politics friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #69

Why don't you quit one-issue trolling? Darb Mar 2016 #72

You obviously know nothing about competitive target shooting hack89 Mar 2016 #75

An unearned and undeserved sense of superiority has long been associated with gun control advocates friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #80

And what are *you* doing in the real world to bring that about? My guess: Nothing,... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #67

I am certainly not running my mouth about my blankey. Darb Mar 2016 #73

Or anything substantial. BTW, you just used *another* fallacy seen prior to your DU stint: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #77

It's none of your business. You are attempting the "forced justification" technique: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #55

Terrorist don't need it, kooks don't need it, and neither do you. Darb Mar 2016 #59

Not up to you, and you'll most likely never do anything in real life to make your dream reality friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #65

Go hug your gun. Darb Mar 2016 #84

Aww, is slacktivism not giving you the same rush that it used to? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #85

"That is why the whiny petulance of modern gun control advocates no longer....... pablo_marmol Mar 2016 #88

Back when they had political pull it carried a little. Not now, of course. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #90

Agreed. Given the fact that the tide is failing to turn they're just getting filthy. NT pablo_marmol Mar 2016 #94

Feh. We figured out posters like you *long* before you ever joined DU: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #54

You can't shoot straight. Darb Mar 2016 #60

Gonna stick with the Phelpsing and Fuddism? Fine- heckling from nonparticipating bystanders... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #68

Non-participating in facilitating mass murder? Exactly right. Darb Mar 2016 #70

Don't mealy-mouth it. Have the courage of your convictions and spit it out. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #76

I thank you, really I do, Darb Mar 2016 #83

I love the smell of undeserved and unearned self-righteousness in the morning friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #86

"Man up, coward. Live in this world without a blanket." pablo_marmol Mar 2016 #89

No different from heckling by a middle schooler- let them get it out of their system friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #93

"Man up"? How unsurprisingly sexist of you... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #92

I don't know why the scared-of-their-own-shadows gun freaks are upset about this. Aristus Mar 2016 #5

While it is security theater in reality, I have no problem with laws like this. hack89 Mar 2016 #8

The government is protected from guns on government property The Second Stone Mar 2016 #10

Good! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #11

The NRA slippery slope. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #15

Appropriate decision.... Deuce Mar 2016 #17

It's just not the same court without Scalia. bemildred Mar 2016 #19

Not even Scalia viewed the 2nd Amendment as absolute. Paladin Mar 2016 #25

Yeah, but you know he just did it to annoy somebody. nt bemildred Mar 2016 #31

And he succeeded, the malignant old bastard. (nt) Paladin Mar 2016 #36

could be that the cons on the Court want to wait until they get another majority TheDormouse Mar 2016 #28

I don't see the relevance of the parking lot part. So the gun owner parks across the street. Brother_Love Mar 2016 #30

"But ...but ... I'm scared to buy stamps when I can't carry my gun!" struggle4progress Mar 2016 #33

Those weapon restrictions in post offices and their parking lots were passed after postal workers fasttense Mar 2016 #34

So how am I suppose to protect myself from Postal Workers going postal? yellowcanine Mar 2016 #63