Let’s face it, folks. When the Supreme Court of the United States of America rules that a ban on the sale of hollow-point ammunition is constitutional, the 2nd Amendment is dead. When the Supreme Court rules that all firearms must be locked up in one’s own home, the 2nd Amendment is dead.
Think the court wouldn’t ever make such a ruling? Think again. It just happened.
The Supreme Court has turned down another National Rifle Association-led appeal aimed at loosening gun restrictions and instead left in place two San Francisco gun laws.
The court on Monday let stand court rulings in favor of a city measure that requires handgun owners to secure weapons in their homes by storing them in a locker, keeping them on their bodies or applying trigger locks. A second ordinance bans the sale of ammunition that expands on impact, has “no sporting purpose” and is commonly referred to as hollow-point bullets.
Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said they would have heard the appeal from the NRA and San Francisco gun owners.
Gun rights supporters have been frustrated by the court’s unwillingness to expand on a seminal gun rights ruling from 2008.
Now you’re probably thinking “yeah, but that’s San Francisco.” Yeah, it is. But this is now legal precedence in the USA thanks to the SCOTUS. And if the city/town you live in ever decides to ban the sale of hollow-point ammo or force you to lock up your means of self-defense, the SCOTUS has decided there is no problem with it whatsoever.
Of course, there isn’t really a “ruling” here but the court decided not to hear the case. In other words, the court is saying the laws are legal and not worthy of getting before the SCOTUS.
Shameful.
RIP, 2A. We’ll still fight for you, but the right you protected can now be infringed.