Second Amendment freedom - my foot. The Second Amendment states that the armed forces ought to be armed. I fully agree. The decision of the Supreme Court is not just wrong, it is evil. It will contribute to the ongoing dilution of the rule of law in the US, the growth of vigilantism, fenced, gated and caged communities, and ultimately the complete breakdown of any sense of community and society.
Fear and suspicion by all towards all will become the norm in a country with 200 million individual self-defence forces. Only I myself can secure my safety against the imminent threat of violence/oppression from my fellow citizens and from the state. Therefore I must be armed to the teeth. Every gun in private ownership infringes on the rights and liberties of others.
The Supreme Court decision is a triumph of American infantilism - a monument to the country’s determination not to grow up. A nation that cannot get itself motivated and organised to ban the use of silly boys’ toys that kill, main and wound countless thousands every year is clearly not ready for self-government. Perhaps another century or so under benevolent colonial rule might help. The Brits had a go at it and failed. I suggest the Danes.