In an October 6th editorial, the L.A. Times addressed the pending Supreme Court case which will determine if the 2nd Amendment applies to states as well as the federal government. It seems that this newspaper, or at the very least, its’ editor, seems to be pro-incorporation.
“In the Chicago case, the justices are considering whether the 2nd Amendment should be applied to the states by either the 14th Amendment’s due process clause (which applies to “persons”) or its privileges and immunities clause (which protects only citizens). The court should say yes, even as it reaffirms its assurance in its 2008 decision that government may still impose reasonable restrictions on the right to bear arms.
This is no time for the court to start picking and choosing when it comes to the Bill of Rights.”
The SCOTUS has decided to hear the McDonald v. Chicago case, which revolves around a 27-year-old Chicago law banning handguns, requiring the annual taxation of firearms, and otherwise interfering with the right of law-abiding individuals to keep guns at home for self-defense. Hopefully oral arguments will happen this winter and a decision will be made in the middle of 2010.
