Antonin Scalia says gun control is heading to Supreme Court

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Antonin Scalia says gun control is heading to Supreme Court

By Paul Bedard | FEBRUARY 13, 2013 AT 11:30 AM

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Justice Antonin Scalia during a recent speech at the University of Wyoming. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)

Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, decrying America's demonization of guns, is predicting that the parade of new gun control laws, cheered on by President Obama, will hit the Supreme Court soon, possibly settling for ever the types of weapons that can be owned.

Scalia, whose legacy decision in the 2008 case of District of Columbia vs. Heller ended the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., suggested that the Constitution allows limits on what Americans can own, but the only example he offered was a shoulder-launched rocket that would bring down jets.

And the wily judge suggested to an audience of Smithsonian Associates at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium Tuesday night that he is not just preparing for a new gun control challenge, but that he's softening up one of his liberal colleague on guns.

The long-time duck hunter revealed that he's taken Obama appointee Elena Kagan hunting several times, the last being for big game in Wyoming where she shot a whitetail doe. "She dropped that doe with one shot," he said during an event that featured questions from NPR's court reporter Nina Totenberg.

Scalia detailed his life-long experience with guns and said it started while in high school when he was on a military academy's rifle team. Scalia said he would bring his gun to school on the subway in New York and often competed with West Point cadets.

Back then, he said, Americans didn't go nuts when they saw a gun. "It was no big deal. Carrying a gun was no big deal," he said. Today is a different story, he lamented. "It's very sad the attitude of the public at large on guns has changed so much that they associate it with nothing but crime."

Scalia explained why he wrote Heller, but wouldn't discuss current gun control limits in Congress and the states. "There are doubtless cases on the way up," he said, adding that limits on what weapons can be owned will likely be part of any new decision. "There are doubtless limits, but what they are we will see."

http://washingtonexaminer.com/antonin-scalia-says-gun-control-is-heading-to-supreme-court/article/2521413

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Antonin Scalia says gun control is heading to Supreme Court

By Paul Bedard | FEBRUARY 13, 2013 AT 11:30 AM

Topics

Justice Antonin Scalia during a recent speech at the University of Wyoming. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)

Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, decrying America's demonization of guns, is predicting that the parade of new gun control laws, cheered on by President Obama, will hit the Supreme Court soon, possibly settling for ever the types of weapons that can be owned.

Scalia, whose legacy decision in the 2008 case of District of Columbia vs. Heller ended the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., suggested that the Constitution allows limits on what Americans can own, but the only example he offered was a shoulder-launched rocket that would bring down jets.

And the wily judge suggested to an audience of Smithsonian Associates at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium Tuesday night that he is not just preparing for a new gun control challenge, but that he's softening up one of his liberal colleague on guns.

The long-time duck hunter revealed that he's taken Obama appointee Elena Kagan hunting several times, the last being for big game in Wyoming where she shot a whitetail doe. "She dropped that doe with one shot," he said during an event that featured questions from NPR's court reporter Nina Totenberg.

Scalia detailed his life-long experience with guns and said it started while in high school when he was on a military academy's rifle team. Scalia said he would bring his gun to school on the subway in New York and often competed with West Point cadets.

Back then, he said, Americans didn't go nuts when they saw a gun. "It was no big deal. Carrying a gun was no big deal," he said. Today is a different story, he lamented. "It's very sad the attitude of the public at large on guns has changed so much that they associate it with nothing but crime."

Scalia explained why he wrote Heller, but wouldn't discuss current gun control limits in Congress and the states. "There are doubtless cases on the way up," he said, adding that limits on what weapons can be owned will likely be part of any new decision. "There are doubtless limits, but what they are we will see."

http://washingtonexaminer.com/antonin-scalia-says-gun-control-is-heading-to-supreme-court/article/2521413

Obama has done more to advance ownership of guns than any president ever, thanks to his radical gun agenda.

[luckytxn 2,265]

What radical gun agenda?

Obama has done more to advance ownership of guns than any president ever, thanks to his radical gun agenda.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

What radical gun agenda?

The one pushed by Obama

[Darnell 8,479]

I miss much, that Nina Totenburg is no longer a hottie.

She just let herself go.

I'm sad.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Again. What radical gun agenda is Obama pushing?

The one pushed by Obama

[slim 1,533]

Obama is going to invite the blue helmets here to sweep house to house and confiscate all personally owned firearms.

...except double barreled shotguns. Those are OK!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Again. What radical gun agenda is Obama pushing?

I really don't know but they talk about it in my NRA news letter all the time

[Sousuke 1,214]

Again. What radical gun agenda is Obama pushing?

He isn't really. I don't think universal background checks are 'radical'.

I however don't agree with some of his EOs such as banning important of M1 garands.

[GandD 5,966]

Obama is going to invite the blue helmets here to sweep house to house and confiscate all personally owned firearms.

...except double barreled shotguns. Those are OK!

Reality called........

I really don't know but they talk about it in my NRA news letter all the time

So the NRA is pushing guns? Ok. Obama is worthless, remember?

[luckytxn 2,265]

Exactly. He has really mentioned no agenda.

I really don't know but they talk about it in my NRA news letter all the time

Not radical at all. Import of Garands should be legal.

He isn't really. I don't think universal background checks are 'radical'.

I however don't agree with some of his EOs such as banning important of M1 garands.

[Merle 458]

It's not what he has done as a president that is scaring 2nd amendment proponents but what he has done in the past. I think he has been preoccupied with other issues to tackle gun control plus I'm sure he knows that trying anything will be bad for his party. This uncertainty among gun owners has lead to people buying lots of guns and ammo. This article explains it pretty good I think:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1696708/

[Darnell 8,479]

It's not what he has done as a president that is scaring 2nd amendment proponents but what he has done in the past. I think he has been preoccupied with other issues to tackle gun control plus I'm sure he knows that trying anything will be bad for his party. This uncertainty among gun owners has lead to people buying lots of guns and ammo. This article explains it pretty good I think:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1696708/

Look, when a fella can get a Nobel Peace Prize for being an Acorn Community Organizer,

the world skewed so much I need to be elsewhere.

That's it, that's all, really !

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Reality called........

So the NRA is pushing guns? Ok. Obama is worthless, remember?

Yes we agree Barry is worthless

[GandD 5,966]

Yes we agree Barry is worthless

And hasn't changed any domestic gun laws. Ok, cool. So NRA and pro-gun propaganda spreading fear is to credit with the increase in gun sales. Ok. Scaring people that Obama is going to take away their guns. Even though there are no plans or support for this. So, WHO is responsible for gun sales increasing?