2nd Amendment decision

2nd Amendment decision
Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
June 27, 2008

The Supreme Court decision upholding the 2nd Amendment is both encouraging and disturbing. It is encouraging because the people do have the individual right to keep and bear arms, in their homes for self-defense. However, the opinion should have taken it a step further and included law-abiding citizens carrying firearms outside of their homes, on their persons and in their vehicles, particularly in these dangerous times.

It is disturbing because 4 of the 9 justices have the arrogance to question what the meaning of, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed," is. Such power is too close to having one more justice usurp the Constitution, the power of the people and disarm America.

Indeed, there is no provision in our Constitution for the Supreme Court to amend it. That right is reserved exclusively to 50 states and the over 300 million citizens who inhabit them. How long must we endure the federal judiciary's manipulation and misinterpretation of the Constitution? Until it's too late?