Gun Control Policy And The Supreme Court Decision

From Robert Novak Column:

After months of claiming he had insufficient information to express an opinion on the District of Columbia’s gun law, Barack Obama noted with apparent approval Thursday that the Supreme Court ruled that the 32-year ban on handguns “went too far.” But what would he have said had the high court’s 5 to 4 majority gone the other way and affirmed the law? Obama’s strategists can only thank swing Justice Anthony Kennedy for enabling Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion to take the Democratic presidential candidate off the hook.

It is not that Obame is anti gun control policies it is more the fact that it would be almost impossible to win with bringing too much focus to the issue of gun control at least on some of the states. Still it is exactly the time to examine the policies on the issue of gun control.

Bill Scher has even suggested to open to idea that it is not impossible to amend to Constitution to reflect a little more of the realities of 2008. Reading what I could about the verdict I don’t really think it is necessary. The court has left plenty of place for registration and licensing requirements that can act as a limitation for the right to bear arms.

If it would be the case that the precedent would be interpreted to overrule reasonable action of gun control we would certainly need to think about the next stage.

What ever happens this is going to be a challenge for Obama but I’m sure he can cope with it before and after the elections.