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Subject: Re: Felons say Supreme Court's ruling means they cannot be barred from owning guns Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:37:43 -0600


"Cultural Supremacist" wrote in message
news:cs-164604.21330619072008@news.motzarella.org...
> In article <488292C2.2907D80B@yahoo.co.uk>,
> "Bill Bonde { ''Mr Gore, tear down this wall'')"
> wrote:
>
>> Cultural Supremacist wrote:
>> >
>> > In article ,
>>
>>
>> > > "Felons, such as Barton, have the need and the right to protect
>> > > themselves and their families by keeping firearms in their home,"
>> > > says
>> > > David Chontos, Barton's court-appointed lawyer.
>> > >
>> > > Chontos and other criminal defense lawyers say the high court's
>> > > decision means federal laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of
>> > > people convicted of felonies and crimes of domestic violence are
>> > > unconstitutional as long as the weapons are needed for self-defense.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Hmmm... interesting point there. Of course, SCOTUS did say that there
>> > still can be laws regulating guns, but if the gun(s) stay in the
>> > felon's
>> > home... hmmm.
>> >
>> If the crime that they committed involved violence in their home, I
>> think that might be different from someone who is a non-violent
>> felon and has mended his ways. Thankfully much of this will likely
>> be answered in the next some years as the 2nd Amendment is finally
>> fleshed out.
>
> But if the right to self-defense is a God-given right, as claimed by the
> pro-2nd Amendment crowd (of which I am one), then how can government
> take away a God-given right under any circumstances?

Which "god" gave humans the "right" to firearms ?

>
> CS