The shadow # 4.
Your analogy is false. The is no prior restraint on speech in a theater. We don’t tape mouths shut to prevent them from shouting “fire”. However you are advocating prior restraint on the 2A. If a person abuses the use of a gun he can be prosecuted just like a person who shouts fire.
The SC does not say that the 2A extends the right to murder or steal with a gun. Just that people like you and me can own a gun in their homes in DC and without being locked up so they are not available for use.
So the 2A is not aboslute, there does not exist a right to murder with a gun or use a gun for criminal purposes. But carrying for self defense is not a criminal use of a agun. Even shooting a robber or mugger is allowable use of a gun for self defense.
Carry provisions are still not allowed under DC law and until a court case or Congres changes that carry still is penalized. Only criminals carry freely since they are not concerned about a carry charge. In fact most time when criminals are caught DC never charges with gun carry even though they can.
