Gunstalking Children

[Straw Man]

106. If you're referring to Heller and MacDonald ...

... they merely extended to residents of D.C. and Illinois a right enjoyed by residents of every other state in the Union.

"Stand your ground" has been invoked in case law even in your anti-gun paradise of California. The key is whether the victim reasonably believes that it is the best course for preserving one's life:

Even though it’s not in the law, the California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) do allow a jury to acquit someone based on a stand-your-ground defense. The instruction appears in CALCRIM #505 and #506, both of which deal with justifiable homicide:

“A defendant is not required to retreat. He or she is entitled to stand his or her ground and defend himself or herself and, if reasonably necessary, to pursue an assailant until the danger of ( death/great bodily injury/<insert forcible and atrocious crime> ) has passed. This is so even if safety could have been achieved by retreating.”

So in California, not only could you stay and fight, you can even chase your attacker if it will neutralize the threat to your life.

--http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/07/22/5-things-to-know-about-stand-your-ground-in-california/

As for "guns everywhere," it's a hysterical chant used against those who see selective bans as merely stepping-stones to a total ban. What good is the right to bear arms if the entire world is a "gun-free zone"? In other words, you're not fooling anyone with your incremental strategies.

On the other hand, we have the NY SAFE Act, registration of semi-auto rifles in Connecticut, magazine limits in Colorado, and many, many more attempts at infringing on the right to keep and bear arms in America.

Nope. I'm wide awake.