Comments on: More on the Missouri Supreme Court Decision http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/18/more-on-the-missouri-supreme-court-decision/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dusty http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/18/more-on-the-missouri-supreme-court-decision/#comment-53155 dusty Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=14353#comment-53155 If the state has the ability to regulate a constitutionally protected right in the bedroom, then surely it has the right to regulate sodomy. Far more men die from venereal diseases than die from guns in the home, and the costs of antivirals are staggering. All the legal arguments and precedents should apply. If the state has the ability to regulate a constitutionally protected right in the bedroom, then surely it has the right to regulate sodomy. Far more men die from venereal diseases than die from guns in the home, and the costs of antivirals are staggering. All the legal arguments and precedents should apply.

]]> By: JamesLee http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/18/more-on-the-missouri-supreme-court-decision/#comment-53141 JamesLee Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:57 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=14353#comment-53141 Missouri seems to be making a habit of writing overly broad legislation, and never seeing the unintended consequences. A few years back when I was doing vehicle inspections the law changed on window tinting. Without realizing what they did, the new law completely invalidated previous tinting permits (such as doctor-ordered for skin conditions and such), requiring an emergency session to rush through the correction. Another instance is the sex-offender registry; get caught, say, urinating behind a dumpster, one time, and you are on the registry for life right alongside actual rapists and child molesters. One case (can't recall how it turned out) put a woman on the list just on the basis of charges filed, with no provision for removal if not convicted (which she was not). If they end up deciding that even at home, unloaded weapons and loaded homeowners constitute violations, then your humble commenter could end up in serious trouble! Missouri seems to be making a habit of writing overly broad legislation, and never seeing the unintended consequences. A few years back when I was doing vehicle inspections the law changed on window tinting. Without realizing what they did, the new law completely invalidated previous tinting permits (such as doctor-ordered for skin conditions and such), requiring an emergency session to rush through the correction. Another instance is the sex-offender registry; get caught, say, urinating behind a dumpster, one time, and you are on the registry for life right alongside actual rapists and child molesters. One case (can’t recall how it turned out) put a woman on the list just on the basis of charges filed, with no provision for removal if not convicted (which she was not).

If they end up deciding that even at home, unloaded weapons and loaded homeowners constitute violations, then your humble commenter could end up in serious trouble!

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