The Supreme Court on guns

An ’activist’ Supreme Court rules on guns

Re “Gun rights and states’ rights,” Editorial, June 29

The lawyers were the only winners here!

No longer can we debate the original intent of the 2nd Amendment by the drafters of the Constitution over the language which limited that right to militias. This decision came from an “activist” court, claiming to be conservative, which did not hesitate to overthrow precedent.

The court’s vague language in this opinion will result in challenges to every gun law in California — a waste of precious resources by both sides when money for violence prevention programs, for the mentally ill and for law enforcement remains in short supply.

California has the most effective and complete gun regulations of any state. Let’s hope our next attorney general is up to the task of defending them.

Ann Reiss Lane
Los Angeles
The writer is chair of Women Against Gun Violence