As a staunch gun owner that peaceably resides in the NW suburbs of Chicago, I am elated at the Supreme Court decision and more importantly, the disertation delivered by Justice Scalia following the narrow ruling on this landmark case.
I am eleated that the court finally recognizes the 2nd Amendment for what it clearly is, an individual right. I suppose that it would have been somewhat impractical of me to consider (yes, I did) that discussion should ensue as to the core of our founding framers reasons for placing this right smack dab behind our guaranteed freedom of speech-mainly to overthrow a tyranical government.
I am utterly and ceasessly amazed at the amount of idiots that I encounter (from Chicago mind you) that are bemoaning this ruling and are spreading the fear-mongering sprew of liberal garbage being repeated over and over to the masses in our local television viewing area as to the expected rampant increases in gun violence to which I state, " because the scumbag criminal gangbangers in Chicago have complied with Emperor Daley's city ban on handgun posession, right?" All this has done is remove the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves.
I used to, at one time, shoot quite a bit with some LEO's before they retired and moved away and they would always comment about a home invaders worst fear being a vigiliant homeowner with a stacked .45 and a 12 ga of 00 buckshot- not the police or a souped-up alarm system.
