Opinion
The recent inaction by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the people’s right to keep and bear arms isn’t just disappointing—it invites tyranny. When the Court refuses to protect a right so explicitly anchored in the Constitution, it risks turning once‑free people into subjects. And as the founding generation understood, tyranny compels rebellion.
Background: What This Means For You
If you’re new to this issue: the Second Amendment guarantees a natural, individual right of self‑defense. Landmark cases like District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) confirmed that Americans have the right to own functional firearms, especially handguns, for lawful purposes in their homes.
Two years later McDonald v. Chicago made clear that this right applies at the state level as well.
Since then, lower courts have been left to navigate whether gun regulations are allowed under an “in‑common‑use” and historical tradition approach, not interest balancing. Yet, gun‑rights advocates have seen many victories blocked, and equally many restrictions upheld under vague standards.
The Court’s Recent Defeat: Antonyuk and Beyond
In its latest term, the Court chose not to review Antonyuk vs. James, a critical Second Amendment case from New York’s courts. That means the lower court’s decision—and the State’s restrictive Concealed Carry Improvement Act—remains in place.
Despite calls from Justices Thomas and Alito for clarity, the Court laid down no reasoning. That silence undermines not just precedent, but the credibility of the constitutional right itself.
Without Court guidance, states pushing severe carry limits and licensing regimes can continue to chip away at our right to armed self‑defense—state power overriding individual liberty, even where founding principles say otherwise.
Why This Matters to Armed Americans
Our in-depth article over at Arbalest, “The Failure Of The U.S. Supreme Court To Ensure The Sanctity Of The RKBA”, spells it out: the failure of the Court to act is not neutrality—it is bowing to tyranny. Masked under slogans like “strong gun laws reduce violence,” the real outcome is disarming law‑abiding citizens, while leaving government unchecked.
A citizenry that cannot defend itself is at the mercy of government power. If free people allow erosion of the right to bear arms, they lose the final safeguard against arbitrary state authority. The author warns: this is not philosophical—they mean actual disarmament, or worse.
Last Words
The failure of the high Court has weakened the natural law right. Its refusal to grant certiorari in key Second Amendment cases refuses to protect the sanctity of those rights. It allows anti‑gun states to continue trampling self‑defense protections under the guise of regulation. This is not legal evolution—it’s legal surrender.
If you’re ready to dig into the full arguments, precise citations, and rhetorical power of the original, I encourage you to visit our article and read it in full. It lays out, step‑by‑step, how judicial inaction signals tyranny—and why now is the time for armed citizens to pay attention.
Antonyuk Deserved More: The Court’s Denial Isn’t Just A Letdown—It’s A Warning
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When it comes right down to it, whatever the corrupt courts and legislatures rule is meaningless to a free people.
Defy, defy, defy, defy……F’ em!!!!!!!!
Not giving up nothing, ever, period! They can go to hell.
We have to adopt the Provo’s Armalite and ballot box strategy before Patrick Adamiak becomes our own Bobby Sands.
Trump’s three appointees have been failures. Roberts, is the worst of the Republicant appointees. And of course we know how the Dem appointees will vote.
The only good ones, are Thomas and Alito. And both are getting old. What worries me if Trump will replace them should they retire in the next 3 1/2 years with more of the same, wishy washy milquetoast goons like before, and we stay in the same mess we’re in now, or worse.
The heirarchy of standing in America goes:
the reason we all need to know how to convert what we have to auto ,to protect ourselves and our rights
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