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In reply to the discussion: State's law of preemption hobbles cities' attempt to address gun violence [View all]Glaug-Eldare
(1,089 posts)39. In the event carry is ruled to be unprotected by 2A,
I'd respect the decision (while agitating for legislative remedy), and states would be empowered to prohibit carry, or delegate the decision to do so on local governments. I expect that some municipality would go too far and attempt to prohibit transportation of all firearms, resulting in a civil rights lawsuit. The established right to own firearms, combined with the established right to travel, would likely render any such law unenforceable. That'd pretty much maintain the status quo here, but at that point, the bigger problem would be preventing Congress from prohibiting carry nationwide, overriding various state constitutions in the process.
Ahh...it's such a pleasant experience to have a discussion while others simply...argue.
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State's law of preemption hobbles cities' attempt to address gun violence [View all]
SecularMotion
Jun 2012
OP
Prohibition doesn't work. House is a metaphor for town, a place people live in.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#25
People who want to engage in any public behavior the town deems unsuitable.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#30
"Towns are collections of houses. Do you want armed strangers walking through your house?"
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2012
#68
States without preemption are simply minefields to ensnare average people.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#3
It would be very simple to exclude interstate corridors from local gun carry laws.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#20
That is what has happened. I thought is was discussed here but may be confused with another
sarisataka
Jun 2012
#57
Seems like it would be easy enough to set up a secure system at the airport.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#61
Sorry, but public safety is a local issue. This is not about civil rights.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#43
Washington Ceasefire apparently doesn't give a shit about truth- see paragraph 7:
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2012
#12