Maybe today?

[westhope]

Heller was not announced today.

It was announced in today's session that all remaining opinions will be announced tomorrow at 10:00 AM Thursday, June 26.

It is predicted that Scalia will write the majority opinion for Heller.

[yukonjasper]

the Heller Case:

A friend of mine sent me this link. It's a little speculation based on some known history and I think the comments are interesting.

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archi ... y_jus.html

[BRIT_in_the_weeds]

Interesting read.....now I have a 35 page pdf to read on why US vs Miller was the start of the gun grabbers.

read the responses at the bottom........great insightd

[chunkstyle]

My daughter drives a Focus.

I knew a guy, a cattle rancher, who died, and left his ranch to his boys. They renamed it "The Focus", cause it's where the sons raise meat!

[gunshop guy]

It sounds like Thursday is the day that the decision will come down. Let's all pray that the justices have the ability to read the constitution correctly. Also, as a side note, Glen Beck on his radio show was just urging people to join the NRA to send a message that we will not be giving up our guns anytime soon.

[nyffman]

I knew a guy, a cattle rancher, who died, and left his ranch to his boys. They renamed it "The Focus", cause it's where the sons raise meat!

Good one.

[princewally]

Liveblog at http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/

We're minutes away from a decision.

[princewally]

Tom Goldstein - Heller affirmed.

10:13
Ben Winograd -

The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.



Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
10:13
Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.

Full opinion with nuanced results will be forthcoming.

[princewally]

Full opinion: http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content ... 7-2901.pdf

[DeanC]

Looks pretty good so far:

1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.

(a) The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, but does not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operative clause. The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that it connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms.

(b) The prefatory clause comports with the Court’s interpretation of the operative clause. The “militia” comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense. The Antifederalists feared that the Federal Government would disarm the people in order to disable this citizens’ militia, enabling a politicized standing army or a select militia to rule. The response was to deny Congress power to abridge the ancient right of individuals to keep and bear arms, so that the ideal of a citizens’ militia would be preserved.

[DeanC]

3. The handgun ban and the trigger-lock requirement (as applied to self-defense) violate the Second Amendment. The District’s total ban
on handgun possession in the home amounts to a prohibition on an entire class of “arms” that Americans overwhelmingly choose for the lawful purpose of self-defense.

[DeanC]

Awww crap

Because Heller conceded at oral argument that the D. C. licensing law is permissible if it is not enforced arbitrarily and capriciously, the Court assumes that a license will satisfy his prayer for relief and does not address the licensing requirement. Assuming he is not disqualified from exercising Second Amendment rights, the District must permit Heller to register his handgun and must issue him a license to carry it in the home.

[EAJuggalo]

good news for DC Chicago New York and Massachusetts but not so good for the rest of us.

[princewally]

Awww crap

Because Heller conceded at oral argument that the D. C. licensing law is permissible if it is not enforced arbitrarily and capriciously, the Court assumes that a license will satisfy his prayer for relief and does not address the licensing requirement. Assuming he is not disqualified from exercising Second Amendment rights, the District must permit Heller to register his handgun and must issue him a license to carry it in the home.

This isn't bad. Because Heller conceded, this issue was not addressed. There is NO SCOTUS opinion on the constitutionality of registration. It's open for another case.

[DeanC]

They leave the licensing open - D.C. will have to issue a license to Heller. Wanna bet it cost $100,000 and is only good for 30 days at a time? </bald cynicism>