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**Mike Irwin** · June 29, 2010, 08:19 AM

"All it will take is one of those judgdes to be replaced by a judge nominated by an anti gun president."

AND a situation where a case comes into the Federal court system that works its way through to the Supreme Court level, AND the court actually accepting a case.

The court overturning a previous courts decision is not a common thing.

It's also, from what I can tell, VERY uncommon for the court to overturn decisions that strive to define an amendment based on the intent of the Framers. It seems to be more common that the court is willing to alter previous court decisions that are based on extension of an amendment.

Is overturn of Heller and MacDonald possible by some future court? Yes.

It it likely to happen in our lifetimes? I sort of doubt it.

June 29, 2010, 08:19 AM	#90
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	"All it will take is one of those judgdes to be replaced by a judge nominated by an anti gun president." AND a situation where a case comes into the Federal court system that works its way through to the Supreme Court level, AND the court actually accepting a case. The court overturning a previous courts decision is not a common thing. It's also, from what I can tell, VERY uncommon for the court to overturn decisions that strive to define an amendment based on the intent of the Framers. It seems to be more common that the court is willing to alter previous court decisions that are based on extension of an amendment. Is overturn of Heller and MacDonald possible by some future court? Yes. It it likely to happen in our lifetimes? I sort of doubt it. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.