The Fundamentalist Constitutional Perspective
This essay was sparked by a comment I got on my post, The 2nd Amendment Does Not Prevent Firearm Regulation. Here’s the comment: It is nice you cite a kinds of court cases, however I’d like to know where in the Constitution you think it allows government to regulate arms.
The 2nd Amendment Does Not Prevent Firearm Regulation
I’ve been getting a number of emails from people, as a result of the Council adopting a moratorium on new firearm stores in San Carlos, that assert, as a simple fact, that the 2nd Amendment forbids the regulation of firearms. Here’s an example of one of the more creative and
Diminishing Our Community
There’s an intense political discussion taking place in San Carlos today. It involves one of my City Council colleagues, Matt Grocott, and was sparked by the tone and content of comments he made when the Council was considering a moratorium on new firearm stores at its November 13th meeting. I,
Gun Store Moratorium: Speaker Stats
I thought there might be some interest in the statistics of the people who addressed the Council during public comment on the gun store moratorium. Here’s the information in chart form. First up, residency status and how that was related to whether or not the moratorium was supported or opposed
Gun Store Moratorium Comments
Here is the text of what I said last night before casting my vote to impose a moratorium on the opening of any new store in San Carlos selling firearms or ammunition. FWIW, I did a bit of ad-libbing at certain points, because I don’t care to just read speeches.
Gun Store Moratorium Adopted
Last night the San Carlos City Council adopted, on a 4 to 1 vote, a moratorium on the opening of any new store selling firearms or ammunition within city limits. While the initial moratorium, by California law, lasts only 45 days, the Council has the authority to extend it, for