Vierra is an attorney specializing in constitutional law, who has tried and won three cases against the supreme court, making him an excellent source of knowledge on this topic. In this article, Vierra discusses the ethics of the supreme courts decision to strike down the Washington DC gun restriction legislation, one of the most blatantly oppressive bills of its kind. The legislation literally mandates that any civilian owned handguns, when not in use for self defense, must be put away disassembled, unloaded, and trigger locked; a measure taken to ensure the guns were used in no situation other than an emergency. This law, says Vierra, is destructive not only because it makes guns unreasonably hard to use in an emergency situation, but also is not capable of solving the harm which it seeks to address, namely that firearms wont be used in non emergency situations. Unfortunately, Vierra notes that the decision was in fact, not harsh enough in striking down gun restrictions as it only deems the portion of the law that bans civilian ownership of assembled handguns unconstitutional, not the portion banning other types of semi automatic and higher powered firearms.
Staff Writers. "Gun Control Advocates Criticize the New Bush Rule" Political Affairs Online. 12 Aug 2008. Political Affairs. 6 Dec 2008
Political Affairs is a news organization dealing specifically with political news, reporting primarily on government action and election. The article, written by Political Affairs staff writers, is about a last minute piece of gun rights legislation passed by the bush administration which allows gun owners to carry concealed firearms on all national parks. A perspective on this type of legislation offers a new part of gun control to look at since it is less in the public focus than most gun control legislation. Although it certainly guarantees less gun rights than say, the Florida castle law, this article shows us that there is still a heated debate occurring over it, quoting several prominent anti gun lobbyists who are in fact enraged at what they see as an intrusion of violence into national parks. The article also gives the opinion on pro gun lobbyists, who argue that any increase in concealed carrying of firearms will inevitably reduce crime and promote for a self defending society, an effect which ethically must always be considered before any downside.
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