Indiana

Keep Your Pistol in Your Holster

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I’m going to do this real quick because I’m in a hurry.

Newsflash people, the Supreme Court decision that says the 2nd Amendment applies to the states and municipalities does not mean you can take your gun to an Indianapolis park.

What the Supreme Court said, which I agree with, is that the 2nd Amendment, just like the 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th all apply to the states through the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.   That means local governments can implement total bans on handguns.

However, like every other right, it is not absolute.  That means state and local governments can put reasonable restrictions on gun ownership, as long as it is not a pre-text to try to achieve a ban.

So for those of you who want to spend a lot of money suing the city to get the guns in parks ban lifted on Constitutional grounds will likely be better off at target practice because you will be completely off your mark, as well as your rocker.

I gotta go, I’m running late.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on June 29, 2010 (boomark / email).