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Blackvegetable » 8 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

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Huey » 27 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

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My bad.  Should have been scroll.  Some code is preventing me from using the quote function so here is a repost:



Do you even understand what SCOTUS does?

Key Quotes from District of Columbia v. Heller

• On Individual Rights and Self-Defense:

  "[It] surely elevates above all other interests the right of law-abiding, responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and home."

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On Public Carry Rights (Bruen, 2022): Justice Thomas noted that American history generally did not show broad prohibitions on carrying firearms for personal defense in public.

On Equal Constitutional Status (Bruen, 2022): He emphasized that the right to bear arms is not inferior to other Bill of Rights guarantees.

On the Scope of the Second Amendment (Bruen, 2022): He affirmed that the Amendment protects "all Americans" in keeping and bearing arms for various purposes, including self-defense.