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For those of you who still insist the recent Heller decision was a victory for gun rights, you may be interested in checking out this article by Stephan Kinsella, who points out how, not even two weeks later, it's already being used to give the feds even more power over the states when it comes to regulating firearms.
So what does Heller stand for? Well, it makes it clear that gun limitations and regulations are perfectly permissible. Their only legitimate use--when the state thinks it's "reasonable"--is for self-defense against private criminals--not self-defense against public criminals--down with this whole right to revolution. So the ruling really helps entrench government power. And, of course, thanks to the perverse incorporation doctrine, the Second Amendment will no doubt be applied to the states ... by the federal government. I.e., yet more power seized by the feds. So let's see: Heller has further eroded two of the most fundamental limits on the central state: the right to revolution, and vertical separation of powers (federalism).
This might be a good time to refer you to Bothwell's Simple Rule: When you expect the state to determine your rights, you can expect the state to limit them.
The government cannot "grant" us rights. We have an innate right to our property and so have the right to the protection thereof, through armed self-defense, whether the state likes it or not.
