Patriot Passing a Reminder of Harsh Punishments for Defying Gun Infringements

Thanks for sharing.

From the Heller Supreme Court decision written by Justice Scalia, who was the gold standard example of conservative, originalist readings of the Constitution.

2. Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those “in common use at the time” finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons. Pp. 54–56.

Hard to feel sorry for a guy who chose to disobey the law and was punished for it.

Interesting article, thank you.