Recent content by illspirit

If I remember correctly, half the states still have a State Defense Force of some sort. Maybe if we all started signing up for those then trying to register MGs, we could get the courts' attention. Could even point at the dissent in this case and be like "even Stevens and Ginsburg think members...

mp510, legally speaking, I don't think you're just a mere "ordinary person;" being that you have an in-depth understanding of the law. Not to mention discussing said law-- and firearms in general --on THR. ;) But, yea, I didn't realize the ban covered simply owning the parts. I assumed it was...

I know, but this is where you start picking it apart with whichever test the Supreme Court decides on. ;) Being that the "reason" for the ban on adjustable stocks is that it makes them "easy to conceal," the fact that they allow such a stock to be pinned in its shortest configuration would...

If Heller goes our way, how about going after it via a combined 14th Amendment challenge? For example, you could find a petite woman, short guy, and possibly a dwarf for plaintiffs, then file a suit stating that it's discriminatory to prohibit stocks which can be adjusted to a length they can...

Is it just me, or did he just kind of admit that Madison never intended for the government to have the power to disarm people? If one were to assume otherwise, and carry his metaphor to its conclusion in reverse, would he be implying that the state has the power to ban breast feeding? Is that so?

The MG ban protects my family every day? From what? The one homicide in history committed with a registered full auto by a rouge police officer who would have been exempt from the ban anyway? :scrutiny:

If someone can actually afford such things, a law probably won't affect them anyway. If you can afford a howitzer, you can afford to bribe some official or another to give you some special exemption. Isn't this how Hollywood gets around the laws to have all sorts of fun toys to use in movies...

I voted civil war, but I think it would be more of a Cold War with lots of saber rattling and such than an actual shooty war. If the Court essentially repeals the Second, it will pull the rug out from under the rest of the Constitution. Should they rule that "the people" really just means "the...

With regards to the searches being "voluntary," it really kinda depends on how the request is worded.. If, for instance, they simply say "if you let us search for guns, you won't get arrested," it could be construed as a threat of arrest should the homeowner not comply. Such a request coming...

Since painting a gun could be considered artistic and stuff, how long until the anti-gun "legal experts" start claiming the People in the First Amendment also refers only to the military? :neener:

Did my part. 60% 39% 1%

Crazy. When most of them are pressed on the issue, they claim to support a State right to a militia or whatever. But he's blatantly admitting he knows it's an individual right but doesn't care?! To stop him, methinks we'll need to remind people on the other side of the fence that he might not...

I've never seen a P99c in person, and was about to buy one to keep the full-size company. But then I chickened out and ordered an XD SC the other day. :uhoh: After renting one at the range, it seemed like the bore axis would make it less flippy than the P99c. The dovetailed metal sights and...

Oh my. That VPC brief is comedic. From it I've learned that: *Semiautomatic pistols didn't exist thirty years ago. *Large caliber ammunition didn't exist thirty years ago. *AK-47s are new, high-tech, highly-concealable, baby/cop killing assault pistols. *The S&W Model 500 is a...

But the DC essentially is the Federal government. While the city council does have its own elections, jurisdiction therein ultimately rests in the hands of Congress. Furthermore, the District is responsible for appealing it to the Supreme Court, not the plaintiff or Virginia. One of the...