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bikerbill · September 2, 2010, 07:17 AM

I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV ... but I always know where to go to get a reasoned opinion on gun rights, so ...

What happens in the event Obama manages to get a 5th liberal on the Supreme Court, and on some black day they reverse Heller and McDonald ... what would that mean to me and my CHL here in Texas? Or in any other state with fairly relaxed gun possession and "Shall Issue" concealed carry laws? Would the states still be free to do as they wish, or would rulings like the ones I suggest above be the end of gun ownership as we know it now? It certainly would in places like Chicago and DC, but what about the states where citizens are trusted to own and carry guns for protection?

I'm guessing life would go on pretty much as it does now ... am I right?

Remember to vote in November!!

September 2, 2010, 07:17 AM	#1
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,425	If we get a 5th left-wing Justice ... I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV ... but I always know where to go to get a reasoned opinion on gun rights, so ... What happens in the event Obama manages to get a 5th liberal on the Supreme Court, and on some black day they reverse Heller and McDonald ... what would that mean to me and my CHL here in Texas? Or in any other state with fairly relaxed gun possession and "Shall Issue" concealed carry laws? Would the states still be free to do as they wish, or would rulings like the ones I suggest above be the end of gun ownership as we know it now? It certainly would in places like Chicago and DC, but what about the states where citizens are trusted to own and carry guns for protection? I'm guessing life would go on pretty much as it does now ... am I right? Remember to vote in November!! __________________ "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus