Imagine a worst case scenario Parker decision...

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Let's imagine the SCOTUS grants cert and hears the Parker v. DC case. After reviewing the case, they completely drop the ball and reverse the DC Court.

1. What is the WORST possible opinion the court could pen?

2. What is the outcome, nationally, of that decision?
 
Part of me believes that the SCOTUS justices MUST contemplate this if they do hear the case. I have a genuine belief that they will take the case and will rule that the 2A is an individual right based purely on scholarly and historical basis. I don't see how they could rule otherwise, legitimately anyway.

I suspect they would also contemplate what it means to tell 100,000,000 individual gun owners that they no longer have the RKBA. Not something to take lightly...
 
I suspect they would also contemplate what it means to tell 100,000,000 individual gun owners that they no longer have the RKBA. Not something to take lightly...

A solemnizing thought to be sure.

Probably why they have avoided it for the last 80 years...:neener:
 
The BEST case scenario imo would be reaffirming that the 2nd amendment not only applies to "the people" as individuals, but ALSO that "the people" are the militia, not just the NG. In the opinion they would also mandate congress to update the militia act to modern wording and equipment thereby enforcing that all households would at least have one serviceable battle rifle and ammunition.

Worst case would be that only the militia can have weapons and the militia is only the National Guard clearing the way for federal and state governments to ban all small arms from the population.

What we will get is something in between I think. The right to keep and bear arms is with the people, but city, state, and federal governments can ban individual weapons by name, but not class. Unfortunately this will still clear the way for AWB II to pass with some minor changes to prevent overturn.
 
The BEST case scenario imo would be reaffirming that the 2nd amendment not only applies to "the people" as individuals, but ALSO that "the people" are the militia, not just the NG. - tmajors

It is always a mistake to tie RKBA to militia arguments. The word "militia" only expresses the government's interest in enumerating RKBA in the Constitution. No way would the government now declaring no interest in militias invalidate the RKBA. They needn't reaffirm interest either.

It would help though to overturn Miller and provide an official reading of the 2A, more in line with writings about it at the time of its adoption, and free of any weasel words to preclude slaves, or blacks in general, from owning and carrying guns.
 
Worst Case Scenario: At the reading of the opinion, Justice Kennedy suddenly pulls off his latex mask, revealing that he is secretly one of the Reptoids! Then he will cry: "Attack my minions! Attack!" And a swarm of flying monkeys will crash through the windows. Alito, Scalia, Thomas, and Roberts will be chained to the walls while Kennedy laughs and begins his monolog. Alito will shout: "You'll never get away with this, you filthy reptoid!"

But then Ron Paul will kick the door in, and blast the flying monkeys with his laser heat vison! "Freedom Force Alpha assemble!" And his super hero force, made up of The Invisible Hand, the ghost of Alan Keyes, and Buddy the Libertarian Wonder Dog, will battle the reptoids.


:p

Seriously? Beats the heck out of me.
 
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