Getting this case to the SCOTUS worries me, too. If the Court does to the Second Amendment what Roe v. Wade did to the sanctity of life, the issue of confiscation will be immediately be on the table. Imagine a majority opinion written by Ginsburg-it would be the death knell of gun rights and the Constitution. The liberals would like nothing better than to test our 'from my cold dead fingers' resolve, if they could get armed BATF agents to do it for them.
Getting this case to the SCOTUS worries me, too.
The time is now. If a 'Rat wins the Presidency in '08 - and after amnesty for illegals instantly creates tens of millions of new Democrat voters, it's a distinct possibility - we can expect to see 2 to 3 more Ruth B. Ginsberg clones on the Court in the not-too-distant future. We can't afford to take that risk.
I don't think the DC court gets overturned very often. They're not exactly the 9th circuit.
I'll die in the process, but I won't be the only one going down.
Exactly, and with Stevens on the way out, it would have been better to wait...unless of course we win!
Right, little to gain, much to loose by letting the court decide. I had to jump through some hoops, but right now I can carry concealed, own a variety of handguns, rifles and shotguns, and basically enjoy the intended rights of the 2nd amendment. If they mess with it, that could all end up on the table, or worse, use any decision to make things much worse. Even a favorable ruling probably won't give blanket access to machine guns and .50s, so going back to the SC seems like a risk.
The 1st amendment is already crippled with Campaign Finance Reform and the USSC's decision that it is Constitutional. There is the Eminent Domain decision by the USSC. Then there is Roe v Wade. The 2nd is pretty much all we have left. Without 1 and 2 or any right to property or life, the rest of it is not particularly significant. NRA might just be right.
I would say stay away from the Supreme Court also.