re: #93 goddamnedfrank

No it wasn’t mandated at all. Heller only dealt with a ban on handguns in the home, it didn’t strike down the ban on carrying in public. McDonald only extended the Heller decision to the States. The Supremes have never even come close to ruling on a state or municipality’s right to prevent concealed or open carry by civilians when off of their own personal property.

When the SCOTUS affirmed the 2nd amendment as an indivdual right, and applied that to the states…blanket bans became utterly untenable. Maybe you are confused with what a constitutional right is. In any event, rights are subject to reasonable restrictions (like not carrying guns in schools, shouting fire in a theatre etc) but outright bans on a significant part of that right simply cannot pass muster.

Whether SCOTUS ruled well or wisely is another matter…but the ruling was made and bans are not going to fly at this point.