The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to strike down a Washing D.C. ban on hand guns. The Court re-affirmed the Second Amendment is in fact an individual right not tied to service in a state militia.

Breitbart - Supreme Court Says Americans Have Right to Guns

While this excellent news for law-abiding gun owners, the slim margin of victory is of grave concern. I was expecting at least a 6-3 win at a minimum. I am not comfortable with my rights being affirmed only narrowly. This coming election is incredibly crucial. While I am not a big fan of John McCain, the makeup of the Supreme Court is one of the best reasons I can think of to vote for him. The next president will likely appoint several new justices. Should Obama become president, the whole fabric of our nation could drastically change in the next twenty years. Constitutional rights we have come to take for granted could slowly slip away. The right to bear arms, as well as the right to free, un-PC “offensive”, speech could be a thing of the past. If change means doing away with our “antiquated” Constitutional rights, then count me out. I prefer to remain living in a flawed but free nation rather than a Marxist, post-Christian “utopia”.

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