by nyffman on Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:59 am
Dick Unger wrote:Most people never thought the 2A meant anything, because they were told it meant the government could have an army. Now that it's an individual civil right guaranteed to all, even opponents are considering their "new" civil right.
People in Chicago won't want to be the only Americans in the country that have less rights than the rest of us. I think these new gun control laws will not be popular; especially when they begin to be struck down. No one wants LESS rights than others.
Where did you get that? Not saying I disagree, I just haven't heard any discussion of that nature. If so, this could be the greatest positive aspect of the McDonald case.
our quarrel is not about the value of freedom per se, but stems from our opinion of our fellow men … a man’s admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him --Alexis de Tocqueville--