The Former US Supreme Court Justice says the unthinkable…..
There is ZERO chance of this right now…
But it IS intersting to see this in the media for thought….
The 97 year old Justice voted against the 2008 decision that codified the right of Americans to own a gun for self-defense…
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.
The 97-year-old Stevens says in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Association’s ability to “block constructive gun control legislation.”
Stevens was on the losing end of a 2008 ruling in which the high court held that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own a gun for self-defense. He had previously called for changing the Second Amendment to permit gun control.
Stevens says the decision in that case, District of Columbia v. Heller, “has provided the N.R.A. with a propaganda weapon of immense power.”…
image…The Hill.Com
A lot of people who continuously quote that 2008 decision should actually read it.
They might be surprised to what it says.
Hey DSD?
If you could find a summary of the 2008 Supreme’s Codifying gun Poseidon?
If not
Ok
I’ll find something tonight