Supremes and Utah guns
Far away, in the highest of courts, a debate on the meaning of the Second Amendment echoes recent arguments in Utah over guns being carried on college campuses.Though local gun rights advocates and opponents are hesitant to say what the U.S. Supreme Court's historic discussion on Washington D.C.'s handgun ban might mean to Utah, questioning hints that the Supremes are focusing on an individual's right to own a firearm for self-defense over the more limited "well-regulated militia" reading.
During questioning, Alan Gura, a lawyer arguing against D.C.'s gun ban, conceded that some restrictions on certain weapons, such as machine guns, could pass constitutional muster.
Then Justice John Paul Stevens asked:
"How about a state university wants to ban students having arms in the dormitory?"Gura answered:
"It's something that might be doable, but again, that's so far from what we have here. We have here a ban on all guns, for all people, in all homes, at all times in the nation's capital."Utah is the only state that allows concealed weapons to be carried on campus, but each year lawmakers debate restricting or expanding that right. This year a proposal to allow the open carry of guns on campuses died when time ran out.
It's impossible to predict how a Supreme Court's decision on D.C. would affect Utah's laws. But Charles Hardy, spokesman for Gun Owners of Utah, says:
"We stand to gain a lot more than we stand to lose. The worst possible outcome is a very narrow ruling that leaves a lot of ambiguity. If the court goes the right way, my fight gets a lot easier."
The Washington Post has a detailed report on the debate here.
4 Comments:
Here's how this should read: "Utah is the only state that allows concealed penises to be carried on campus, but each year lawmakers debate restricting or expanding that right. This year a proposal to allow the open carry of penises on campuses died when time ran out." Remember, in Utah, gun = penis.
rdale, your comment shows the rest of us your lack of knowledge on the subject. Thank you for letting us all know how petty and insecure you are.
Carrying a concealed weapon has nothing to do with proving how manly you are. It's about exercising a Constitutional right and being able to protect one's self and others in the event that something happens.
It's like a condom, I'd rather have one and not need it than need it and not have one.
Guns, when used by law abiding citizens (the only citizens who can legally have a CWP, in case you didn't realize that) are tools of defense and protection, not aggression.
reese said, with some editing: "Carrying a concealed penis has nothing to do with proving how manly you are. ... Penises, when used by law abiding citizens (the only citizens who can legally have a CPP, in case you didn't realize that) are tools of defense and protection, not aggression."
See how well that works? I swear I never understood the obsession with gunz in this state until I came upon this simple formula. And that hot picture with your post, oh baby! Was it good for you too?
There goes rdale again, proving you don't have to have logic or even a command of the english language to shoot your mouth off.
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