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I heard this on Rush this morning.  It’s been out there for awhile, but I missed it.  If you haven’t seen this, give it a look, it’s perfect.

This is pretty choice, especially from a liberal writing in USA Today

it does appear that gun ownership was made a protected right by the Framers and, while we might not celebrate it, it is time that we recognize it.

That’s gotta hurt.  But it is an interesting conclusion, which comes after a brief listing of some undeniable facts about the Framers and the Second Amendment.  And the article begins with the Liberal dilemma

Principle is a terrible thing, because it demands not what is convenient but what is right. It is hard to read the Second Amendment and not honestly conclude that the Framers intended gun ownership to be an individual right.

They have ignored it or twisted it for years, even going so far as Washington D.C making laws against almost ANY kind of gun ownership by private citizens.  The new session of the Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on two cases stemming from D.C.’s laws, and it is expected the Court will toss them out.  The writer of the article states it plainly

Like many academics, I was happy to blissfully ignore the Second Amendment. It did not fit neatly into my socially liberal agenda. Yet, two related cases could now force liberals into a crisis of conscience. The Supreme Court is expected to accept review of District of Columbia v. Heller and Parker v. District of Columbia, involving constitutional challenges to the gun-control laws in Washington.

The D.C. law effectively bars the ownership of handguns for most citizens and places restrictions on other firearms. The District’s decision to file these appeals after losing in the D.C. appellate court was driven more by political than legal priorities. By taking the appeal, D.C. politicians have put gun-control laws across the country at risk with a court more likely to uphold the rulings than to reverse them. It has also put the rest of us in the uncomfortable position of giving the right to gun ownership the same fair reading as more favored rights of free press or free speech.

How refreshing.  It would be a good thing if the Supremes set down some serious protection of our REAL Second Amendment rights, before we have to consider what a Clinton coronation might mean to the future of gun ownership, although I’m not holding my breath. I expect this court will not go beyond the very strict details of these two cases. A guy can hope though.

Now, I wonder if we could have a serious discussion about the idea that life begins at conception?  Just curious.

Update: Jeff Soyer at Alphecca has a post titled “More on SCOTUS & DC Gun Ban ” about another liberal take on the DC court case.