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Appeals Court Strikes Down Washington, D.C. Handgun Ban
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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the District of Columbia's longstanding handgun ban, issuing a decision that will allow the city's citizens to have working firearms in their homes.
In the ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected city officials' arguments that the Second Amendment right to bear arms only applied to state militias.
In a 2-1 decision, the judges held that the activities protected by the Second Amendment "are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual's enjoyment of the right contingent upon his or her continued intermittent enrollment in the militia."
"This is a huge case," Alan Gura, the plaintiff's lead lawyer, told FOXNews.com Friday afternoon. "It's simply about whether law-abiding citizens can maintain a functioning firearm, including a handgun, inside their house."
Gura said his six clients, all Washington residents, challenged three separate District of Columbia laws: A 31-year-old law that prevents handgun registration; a law that requires rifles and shotguns to be either disassembled or disabled when being stored; and a law that requires a permit to carry a gun in your own home.
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We can expect the bed-wetting Democrats to have a fit over this. This may be the path to a SCOTUS ruling on the 2nd amendment!
URL to decision: http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/...3/04-7041a.pdf
Regards,
Hank
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258067,00.html
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Last edited by have_gun; 03-09-2007 at 13:56.
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