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  • Vern Humphrey
    Administrator - OFC
    • Aug 2009
    • 15875

    #1

    Be Still, My Fluttering Heart



    Supreme Court rules warrantless home gun confiscation is unconstitutional in 9-0 vote

    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that warrantless gun confiscation from Americans? homes is unconstitutional, voting unanimously on the side of a Rhode Island man whose firearms were taken by law enforcement without a warrant after his wife expressed concerns that he might hurt himself.

    According to Caniglia v Strom, a lower court had previously determined that police confiscating the guns without a warrant fell under the Fourth Amendment?s ?community caretaking? exception, but a 9-0 vote from the nation?s top court struck down that ruling.
  • kj47
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2013
    • 699

    #2
    Supprised by the 9-0 vote

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    • Vern Humphrey
      Administrator - OFC
      • Aug 2009
      • 15875

      #3
      I'm surprised the Court actually UPHELD the Constitution.

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      • S.A. Boggs
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2009
        • 8584

        #4
        This was not explicitly for the firearm but for any object seized without a warrant. The NSD on the court don't care that it was a firearm and surprisingly followed the Constitution. This was not a victory for gun rights as it could have just as easily been narcotics.
        Sam

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