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D.C. Wants Supreme Court to Hear Gun Ban
July 16, 2007 - 3:46pm

By STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON -
District of Columbia officials said Monday they plan to petition the Supreme Court
as they seek to defend the city's 30-year-old ban on most handguns.

A federal appeals court panel struck down the law in March, rejecting the
city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.
The full appeals court refused to reconsider the decision in May.
The law has remained in effect during the appeals process.

"We believe we are right on the law and we hope the Supreme Court will
agree with us," D.C. Attorney General Linda Singer said.

If the high court takes up the case, it would mark the first time in 70
years that justices will consider the breadth of the Second Amendment.
In 2003, the court chose not to take a case that challenged California's
ban on assault weapons.

Washington's gun law was enacted in 1976 and bars residents from
keeping handguns in their homes and prohibits the carrying of a gun without a license.
Registered firearms must be kept unloaded and disassembled.

"The handgun ban in the District of Columbia has saved many lives since
then and will continue to do so if it remains enforced," Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said.

The city's sweeping gun ban is matched only by Chicago among large U.S. cities.

The law was challenged by six D.C. residents who said they wanted to
keep guns in their homes to protect themselves against crime.
Opponents of the law also include the National Rifle Association.

D.C. officials say the gun ban is needed in a city that has been plagued
by high homicide rates. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said 75 of the city's 97
homicides this year were committed with firearms.

The city has hired former solicitor general Walter Dellinger to help with the case.



I look for good things to come from this,
in support of universal freedom of self-defense from predatory violence.
I believe that the pro-freedom side of this debate will have the votes
of Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Alito, Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy.

Some of the liberals have uttered pro-freedom statements
of the Second Amendment, and it enjoys the support of the
overwhelming proportion of respected legal intelligentsia.

HOORAY FOR FREEDOM !
David

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http://wtopnews.com/?nid=596&sid=1190227


D.C. Wants Supreme Court to Hear Gun Ban
July 16, 2007 - 3:46pm

By STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON -
District of Columbia officials said Monday they plan to petition the Supreme Court
as they seek to defend the city's 30-year-old ban on most handguns.

A federal appeals court panel struck down the law in March, rejecting the
city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.
The full appeals court refused to reconsider the decision in May.
The law has remained in effect during the appeals process.

"We believe we are right on the law and we hope the Supreme Court will
agree with us," D.C. Attorney General Linda Singer said.

If the high court takes up the case, it would mark the first time in 70
years that justices will consider the breadth of the Second Amendment.
In 2003, the court chose not to take a case that challenged California's
ban on assault weapons.

Washington's gun law was enacted in 1976 and bars residents from
keeping handguns in their homes and prohibits the carrying of a gun without a license.
Registered firearms must be kept unloaded and disassembled.

"The handgun ban in the District of Columbia has saved many lives since
then and will continue to do so if it remains enforced," Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said.

The city's sweeping gun ban is matched only by Chicago among large U.S. cities.

The law was challenged by six D.C. residents who said they wanted to
keep guns in their homes to protect themselves against crime.
Opponents of the law also include the National Rifle Association.

D.C. officials say the gun ban is needed in a city that has been plagued
by high homicide rates. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said 75 of the city's 97
homicides this year were committed with firearms.

The city has hired former solicitor general Walter Dellinger to help with the case.



I look for good things to come from this,
in support of universal freedom of self-defense from predatory violence.
I believe that the pro-freedom side of this debate will have the votes
of Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Alito, Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy.

Some of the liberals have uttered pro-freedom statements
of the Second Amendment, and it enjoys the support of the
overwhelming proportion of respected legal intelligentsia.

HOORAY FOR FREEDOM !
David

i lol'd when i read that, CRIMINALS DONT OBEY LAWS! HOW THE HELL DID A LAW SAVE ANYBODY FROM SOMEONE WHO WOULDNT OBEY IT IN THE FIRST PLACE? WTH is wrong with people?
Is this so hard to understand?