Scalia opens door for MORE gun control.

[powderman]

Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation  Published July 29, 2012
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Sunday the Second Amendment leaves open the possibility of gun-control legislation.
Scalia, one of the high court’s most conservative justices, said on “Fox News Sunday” that the majority opinion in the landmark 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller stated the extent of gun ownership “will have to be decided in future cases.”
“We’ll see,” he said.
Scalia made the comments following the July 20 massacre at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., which has brought the gun-control issue back into the national debate.
The gunman used a semi-automatic weapon and an ammunition clip that could carry as many as 100 rounds.
Scalia said exceptions were recognized when the amendment was written, including a tort that prohibited people from carrying a “really horrible weapon just to scare people like a head ax or something.”
He also repeated his criticism of Chief Justice John Roberts and the majority opinion this summer that largely upheld President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, particularly the part that called the consequence for non-compliance a tax, not a penalty.
"You don't interpret a penalty to be a pig,” he said. “It can't be a pig. … There is no way to regard this penalty as a tax."

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[yellowtail3]

Powderman, you're the most prolific poster here. Can you explain in your own words, exactly how it is that 'Scalia pens door for MORE gun control'?
What does that mean?

[R.W.Dale]

Powderman, you're the most prolific poster here. Can you explain in your own words, exactly how it is that 'Scalia pens door for MORE gun control'?
What does that mean?

No copy paste is much easier than actually having something to say. I guess he doesn't realize that other people have the fox news app too.

Scalia has merely pointed out the painfully  obvious that we've known all along.  Its ALWAYS going to be up to future court cases to determine where the boundaries are on any particular subject.

But in the spirit of the "real conservatives" I'm going to say the following .......BWAHAHAHA! RUN FOR THE HILLZ! THE SKY IS FALLING THE SKY IS FALLING

[keith44]

our rights and liberties are always under assault.  What we need instead of finding small points of agreement with those who would disarm all people, and strip us of religious freedoms is to oppose ALL the non-sense that is offered up as progress or for the good of the people.

[coyotejoe]

I agree keith 44, take no prisoners and brook no compromise.

[SHOOTALL]

We should also keep in mind the Bill of rights can and has been changed the 2nd could be altered or deleted if enough support could be mustered . Doing so might open a can of worms but it could be done . A consitutiona convention could be convined and change the Consitution .

[powderman]

our rights and liberties are always under assault.  What we need instead of finding small points of agreement with those who would disarm all people, and strip us of religious freedoms is to oppose ALL the non-sense that is offered up as progress or for the good of the people.

 
KEITH. Good post Sir. I'm glad you and Shootall get it. POWDERMAN.