If the Supreme Court had a liberal majority how would it effect gun rights?

[miles]

This pretty much sums it up:

"If they feel that assault weapons bans and magazine capacity limits are allowed under the law, we can no longer own those things. If a liberal court says we do not have a right to carry concealed weapons, we can’t carry concealed weapons."

 

[BotanyBoy]

This pretty much sums it up:

"If they feel that assault weapons bans and magazine capacity limits are allowed under the law, we can no longer own those things. If a liberal court says we do not have a right to carry concealed weapons, we can’t carry concealed weapons."

That's right

They can shut you down to wrist rockets and harsh language and it will still be constitutional.

 

[miles]

That's right

They can shut you down to wrist rockets and harsh language and it will still be constitutional.

How will the law be enforced?

 

[Sean]

That's the way that laws work. Just like when the court decided money was speech, corporations are people and billionaires were allowed to buy elections.

 

[Disgustipated]

That's the way that laws work.

You lost miles right there.

 

[miles]

I knew this thread would attract flies.

How would the government enforce a ban on gun ownership?

 

[Sean]

I knew this thread would attract flies.

How would the government enforce a ban on gun ownership?

The same way they enforce laws on drug possession, murder, kidnapping and everything else.

 

[nerfhearder]

Been going through this for 200 years and we still have our guns. Don't be such a pussy and cry about the sky falling all the time. It's not.
I swear, I've never seen people so scared of life as some of the Republicans on this site. It's a shame they live that way.
Course I also never seen so many whiners as some of the Democrats here. Life isn't fair!!! Yeah, deal with it already.

Have to give equal time.

 

[miles]

The same way they enforce laws on drug possession, murder, kidnapping and everything else.

You didn't answer the question.

How will the government enforce a law against 100,000,000 Americans who own
300,000,000 guns?

 

[miles]

Been going through this for 200 years and we still have our guns. Don't be such a pussy and cry about the sky falling all the time. It's not.
.

It didn't take you very long being on Lit to show everyone you're a fucking idiot.

Have a cookie.

 

[nerfhearder]

You didn't answer the question.

How will the government enforce a law against 100,000,000 Americans who own
300,000,000 guns?

There's no law, there won't be a law. Stop being dumb.

And even if there were a law, the government has aircraft carriers, jets, tanks, missiles, nukes, chemicals, viruses and other shit we probably never heard of. Your .38 doesn't have much chance unless you plan on taking the cowards way out.

 

[Adre]

67% of Americans don't own guns thus likely don't give a shit.

 

[Disgustipated]

You didn't answer the question.

How will the government enforce a law against 100,000,000 Americans who own
300,000,000 guns?

He answered the question, Skippy.

 

[nerfhearder]

67% of Americans don't own guns thus likely don't give a shit.

Oh I think most would give a shit because it is part of our constitution and as such should be taken very seriously. That being said, nobody is doing shit anyway.

 

[miles]

Congratulations!

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[miles]

He answered the question, Skippy.

Like you did, shit for brains?

 

[nerfhearder]

Congratulations!

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Oh no! Devastation, despair, lonliness...it's all hitting me at once. I don't think I'm going to make it.

 

[benschup]

It didn't take you very long being on Lit to show everyone you're a fucking idiot.

Have a cookie.

Your must be right. looks as though you been on for quite some time.

 

[Disgustipated]

Like you did, shit for brains?

If it's the law, the law officers enforce it like they would any other law and through due process in the courts.

What you're trying to coerce out of us is to say there is going to be some kind of armed revolution against the tyrannical government. Amiright?

 

[miles]

Your must be right. looks as though you been on for quite some time.

Did you wander away from Lit Personals?

 

[NOIRTRASH]

67% of Americans don't own guns thus likely don't give a shit.

67% of niggers do own guns. The other 1/3rd are in prison.

 

[Paul_Chance]

The short answer is only on the edges - like it already does.

In the history of the Supreme Court they've only reversed themselves twice - it's very rare (which is why the conservative court hasn't reversed Roe v. Wade).

They've only done it when a substantial piece of evidence was either missing in the original case or misrepresented in the original case - and it has to be approved to be reheard by the all the justices who heard the original case. Which means that once one of them dies - it won't happen.

This court (even prior to the death) has repeatedly upheld the right of jurisdictions to apply reasonable restrictions to gun ownership (such as high capacity magazine bans, gun free zones or the banning of certain types of weapons). The balancing line is that the restrictions cannot substantially impede the constitutional right.

So, even if the court were to make a hard swing to the left, they can't just decide to undo a previous decision. That's just the way it works.

 

[miles]

If it's the law, the law officers enforce it like they would any other law and through due process in the courts.

So the police will have to create anti-gun squads like they do anti-drug squads? That should keep them busy.

The government might have to create a new agency like the DEA. They're pretty effective, aren't they?

 

[Disgustipated]

So the police will have to create anti-gun squads like they do anti-drug squads? That should keep them busy.

The government might have to create a new agency like the DEA. They're pretty effective, aren't they?

The police already have an "anti-gun squad". They're called the police. The DEA is a necessary joke.

Now. How do you think they would enforce the law?

 

[miles]

This court (even prior to the death) has repeatedly upheld the right of jurisdictions to apply reasonable restrictions to gun ownership (such as high capacity magazine bans, gun free zones or the banning of certain types of weapons). The balancing line is that the restrictions cannot substantially impede the constitutional right.

The conservative majority of this court is history. The last ruling on guns was 5-4.

If a liberal replaces Scalia it becomes a liberal Supreme Court and the vote goes the other way.