Well, the Constitution as interpreted by 5 of 9 Supreme Court justices, anyway. To me it takes an act of will to not see the 2nd Amendment's context of an armed militia. Given all their lofty ideals it's hard for me to believe the founders envisioned an entire society running around armed to the teeth.

Change of subject, the other night I watched Peter Bogdonavich's documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Some good video footage of Gainesville in the early 1970s. I loved the part about 7 of them driving from Florida to L.A. to try to get a record deal, literally walking into record companies with a demo tape and no appointment. Petty had to talk Mike Campbell into dropping out of the U of Florida to join his unsigned band. It worked out pretty well, didn't it?

>Win one for the Constitution.
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>Personally, I don't have a problem with waiting periods, bans on criminals and lunatics, et al.. but I always thought a blanket ban was unconstitutional.
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>>Reuters story here:
>>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00928420080626?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
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>>Opinion here:
>>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-2901.pdf