Posted on 06/16/2014 12:10:19 PM PDT by Bratch
On June 16, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a law-abiding citizen cannot buy a gun for another law-abiding citizen.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote the majority opinion and Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the dissent.
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Let me guess: Kennedy the Idiot caved again.
But, can we buy ammo “for” the enemies of the Constitution?
Earlier article and comments (not duplicate)
Supreme Court rules on ‘straw purchaser’ gun law
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3168374/posts
too little, too late for the government.
we have the guns in our hands already. the only thing they can do is to try to start confiscation.
Guns are the ONLY consumer product, the ownership of which is protected by the bill of rights. So does that mean we can no longer buy ANYTHING for someone else?
This is really incredible. Kennedy screwed us.
Kennedy, Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagen and Soto-Mayor voted together and Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alitto voted against them.
Lemme see now, a law-abiding parent cannot buy a gun for any of their adult, law-abiding children.
That means that THE NINE SUPREMES have decreed that buy a gun for their children, but can they “Gift” said purchased gun to their children?
In one of the most specifically focused decisions in Supreme Court history, Obamacare was swung by Chief Justice John Roberts.
So TIME magazine declares the deciding vote was Kennedy.
Hey, it’s only words. And the magazine is for liberals. So as Hillary said, “what difference does it make?”
It’s crazy and shows how they are making wrong decisions. Looks like someone doesn’t want mama or daddy to buy for a kid in the family. This court is mostly control freaks. Here it goes again, government knows best/controlling the citizen.
Not quite. The plaintiff lied on a federal form. Answer to the problem? Don’t sign federal forms. Q.E.D.
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That was not this case. The uncle paid for the gun in advance of the sale to get a discount. It was not a gift.
Yellow Journalism. That is not what the SCOTUS decision said.
BUT...I can buy a gun today, and then put it up for sale tomorrow with no restriction as to how much may sell the gun for, or to whom I may sell the gun to.
I wonder how this works in a community property state. All property becomes the property of the other with few exceptions.
Does this mean that a father can’t give his teenage kid a .22 for Christmas or his birthday?
No, this was not a gift.
I mean no to your guestion.
Yes, you can gift a gun.
“The Law” is an idiot.
Ignore it.
I recently bought a pistol (a 45 longcolt Single Action Army) with my ‘unlimited-purchase’ North Carolina CCW and gave it to my stepfather as a present.
And it ain’t nobody’s stinkin business if I do it again today and again tomorrow.
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