The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a appeal to a U.S. Court of Appeals that ruled California's mandatory 10 day waiting period for new gun purchases was constitutional. The NRA and Gun Lobby took the Appeals Court decision to the Supreme Court saying it violated the second amendments right to bear arms. The Supreme Court refusal to hear the case is a victory for the states and a common sense decision.
Any fare minded person can see through the smoke screen of the NRA and gun lobby appeal that the California law prevented the purchase of a firearm, it only applied to a reasonable waiting period so law enforcement could check out the purchaser's fitness to own a gun. Any one who follows the NRA and gun lobby know they would do anything and say anything to put a large umbrella over the second amendment whether it applies or not. It should also be a wake up call how conservatives hold such a liberal view of the second amendment which actually deals with the militia.
Hopefully, more states will enact gun laws that make sense and give the actions time to work. Trump and the republicans reply to the recent Florida school shooting are all about dancing around the issue. The most important issue now is to ban the sale of assault rifles that was in effect during the Clinton administration. Bump stocks and other actions being talked about by Trump is just a side show to the real problem. The Florida shooter did not need a bump stock nor does any assault style military rifle.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
