Yes, they are. Hillary just sent out a pictorial flyer declaring herself much better on the subject than Obama.I don't think any of the candidates are stupid enough to even bring up the topic
When SCOTUS says that the DC gun ban is unconstitutional and that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right (hopefully) then you will see:
spitfyre said:What are the chances that a favorable Heller decision will overturn onerous gun laws like in, say, California?
Me neither since they are still misreading Miller.It would not completely surprise me if the court came back with a decision that took 2 or 3 decades of court cases to resolve.
What do you think John McCain wil bring up when he addresses the NRA convention on Friday (May16)? Last I saw he was "one of the candidates", I say it's 3-2 that he addresses Heller. Any takers? I also lay 2-1 that USSC finds 6-3 to uphold the appeals court with strict scrutiny. For bonus points I give even odds, June 16th since we're planning a rally in Chicago on Friday June 11th (Projected aotm)I don't think any of the candidates are stupid enough to even bring up the topic of guns any longer.
What do you think John McCain wil bring up when he addresses the NRA convention on Friday (May16)?
It always takes several months, even on the clear-cut cases.I can't fathom taking this long to write a decision.
Keep in mind there is long precedent that any right that is inconvenient to government can be swept away without too much trouble
If you read some of their decisions, you'll understand - long, complex, precise elaborations & explanations. Every word will, in future, be picked apart and used/abused to facilitate decisions in other courts. One wrong phrase can cause misunderstandings/misuse for decades to come thru thousands of cases.I can't fathom taking this long to write a decision.
3, maybe 4 votes for strict scrutiny, but not enough. I feel this may be reworked to a new standard somewhere in between strict and intermediate scrutiny.
No incorporation
Are there any cases in Chicago or NYC in the works? Or once there is a decision on this case, there will be a several year wait before anything else makes it to SCOTUS on incorporation?If the court throws out the DC law then a suit filed against Chicago or NYC will be the follow on that will get a ruling on incorporation.