Gun Rights Under Obama - Brian Doherty

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/24/Gun_Control_on_Trial

Libertarian author Brian Doherty criticizes President Obama's "disrespect for personal gun possession rights," but believes the new administration will do little in the near future to enforce stricter gun control laws.

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Last June, the Supreme Court had its first opportunity in seven decades to address one of America's most impassioned constitutional debates: Does the right to possess firearms, as stated in the Second Amendment, apply to individuals?

Yes, the Court ruled, it does.

And, with that decision, the District of Columbia's handgun ban--one of the most controversial in the nation--was ended.

In Gun Control on Trial, journalist Brian Doherty tells the full story behind the landmark District of Columbia v. Heller ruling. With exclusive, behind-the-scenes access throughout the case, Doherty's new book takes readers on a remarkable journey--through the legal, scientific, and historical debates; the political battles; and the myths about gun control that have become widespread.

How is the District's new registration process working? How will the Heller precedent impact the firearm regulations in other American cities? - Cato Institute

Brian Doherty is a senior editor of Reason, the libertarian monthly named one of "The 50 Best Magazines" three out of the past four years by the Chicago Tribune. Established in 1968 and a four-time finalist for National Magazine Awards, Reason has a print circulation of 40,000 and won the 2005 Western Publications Association "MAGGIE" Award for best political magazine. Reason Online, the magazine's Web edition, draws 1.75 million visits per month, and the staff weblog Hit and Run has been named by Playboy, Washingtonian, and others as one of the best political blogs.

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[nelsonboy707]

I just wanna add FUCK the UN. aswell. The UN. is not a friend to The United States.

Gen. George Washington didn't surrender his firearms, when the greedy,curruped government asked for them. Why should we?

[Ebers91]

Criminals will still have the means of getting guns even if you create a gun control law!

And finally...it's my inalienable right to own a gun. Read your Bill of Rights you moron!

[thebigjc37]

Criminals who want to harm others with firearms can receive firearms whether or not there is a law against them. Although, law abiding citizens will not be able to defend themselves if there is a shooting. If the citizens do have a gun to defend themselves then that could make a difference between a massacre and a couple of wounds.

[GUEST283232]

If you are not American but you come from the UK (United Kingdom) for example and then move to America to live there and you have no criminal records and no mental issues would you be allowed to own a gun in your house for protection of your self and your positions.

[asodjkf]

"The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves from the tyranny of Government." _Thomas Jefferson

[BEGOODTOYOURDOG1]

Everybody says the final solution to the RACE problem is for EVERY White country and ONLY White countries to bring in the third world and assimilate with them. Immigration, tolerance, and especially assimilation are being used against the White race. All this immigration and intermarriage is for EVERY White country and ONLY White countries. Anti-White is called anti-racist, but it leads to the disappearance of one race and only one race, the White race. It is genocide.

[allgoo19]

@Ebers91

"So you trust what you hear on the news?.."

So, you trust what your friend says? Where he's getting his information? If the information is public, why news stations won't air it? How did he know the number of guns sold illegally?

It's been publicly known that (again, comes on to the news frequently) laws have full of loop holes, gun sales at gun shows , for example. Anybody can buy guns without qualification thanks to the effort by NRA.

[Ebers91]

So you trust what you hear on the news? I get my information from law enforcement friends. You get yours from biased reports I guess.

You're missing the entire point. Criminals do not abide by the law...that is self explanatory! That's the definition of a criminal! So what makes you think they'll abide by a gun control law? All we would be doing is taking the power out of law abiding citizens.

[allgoo19]

@Ebers91

"the statistic you are referring to says that 90%..."

It was on the news all over a couple of years ago. It ws 95%. You don't watch news? Even if it was 90% how much of difference does it make?

I assume those guns were sold legally because if they weren't, how they know the numbers?