C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
does this excuse forcing people to comply?
Remember that no right is absolute, including one’s Second Amendment rights. The state may curtail or restrict a given right provided it has a compelling reason supported by evidence:
California and other state governments have taken up lead bullets as a matter of policy. They worry that lead from the bullets contaminates ecosystems and could affect people.
This could be construed as a compelling reason, and there is likely evidence in support. It would be up to a court to review the evidence in the context of complaint filed by a citizen seeking remedy to a civil rights violation, in this case rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
Consequently there is no ‘liberal war on the Constitution,’ as jurisdictions are entitled to enact a measure they consider necessary and proper, and citizens have the right to challenge those measures in Federal court.