Posted on 08/18/2006 12:24:13 PM PDT by neverdem
As long as federal law enforcement is involved, the implementation will not be in "good faith". I doubt they've changed the system at all, just purged the data on approved applications more frequently, at least from the active database. They'll not want to spend the money to rebuild the system the way it should have been in the first place. If they tried, Diane Fineswine and Chuckles the Cereal Killer would scream bloody murder, as they already have over the destruction of records of "terrorists" who purchased firearms.
Whatever.
It was the trial court that was declared to be in error for taking judicial notice. Of course what they took notice of, implicitly that is, was not relevant. The second amemdent, while it protect keeping and bearing "militia" arms, is not limited to protecting just those. Arms is arms. IIRC, the trial court never mentioned militia arms in it's ruling. But you can check the record which can be found here
Miller's case never went to trial. Per the Supreme Court, there was a contested relevant fact, and therefore the case had to go to trial to at minimum resolve that before any final action could be taken.
Actually, it said that a "C" candidate was just as good as an "A" candidate if facing an "F" candidate. In other words, no reason for congresscritters not to stab gun owners in the back.
A better approach is to be willing to accept some short-term lumps and make clear that the NRA won't go very strongly to bad for mediocre candidates, no matter who they're facing. That way, the presently-mediocre candidates would have an incentive to improve themselves in the eyes of the NRA.
And you might as well stop comparing the GOA to any gun group. They have NEVER accomplished ANYTHING by themselves. They are completely useless.
At least they let me know about the Lautenberg Abomination before it passed. That's a lot more than the NRA did.
Often, my faith wavers. I wonder why the Lord hasn't sent an earthquake to Hollywood and why he continues to send weather trials to the good people in flyover country.
Nobody's "good." "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." Know why I know that there is such a being as Satan? Simple, I'm one of his regular customers.
On the one hand, the expansion of concealed carry seems to be a good thing.
On the other hand, we are all lining up to register our names and address with the government in the process of telling them that we own a firearm.
That's not good by any stretch of the imagination.
I use a broad brush, but it has few bristles.......
The Second Amendment is the most important Amendment. It protects all other rights. The Second Amendment is the only thing standing between freedom and tyranny. Take away the Second Amendment, the "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave" becomes "Land of the Tyranny, Home of the Slaves".
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