Absolutist vs. Incrementalist on RKBA
Publicola summarizes the differences between the incrementalists, who think "shall issue" legislation is a step in the right direction, and absolutists, like yours truly, who believe that anything short of The Atlanta Declaration (quoted in the right column of this page) is misguided and dangerous. [publicola]
I posted the following comment:
Though it would be lovely for the Supreme Court to rule that the Second Amendment means exactly what it says, that "shall not be infringed" means that you can't even mention manufacture, sale, or possession of a weapon in any legislation, state or federal, I don't think it's going to happen.
What might happen, is revival of a true gun culture, people who believe firmly that the Second means what it says, and are willing to defend their position. This would mean that no jack-booted thug would dare attempt an arrest for violation of a gun control "law", because he would know without a doubt that if he didn't die at the hands of the alleged law-breaker, he would certainly hang after the lynch mob got ahold of him.
Unfortunately, that's probably about as likely as the Supreme Court ruling. If we had the kind of culture I want, Chuck Schumer and Frank Lautenberg would have decorated lampposts a long time ago. Sigh...
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