DC Court Upholds 2nd Amendment

[Raith]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17538139/

http://howappealing.law.com/030907.html#023153

To summarize, we conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government (or a threat from abroad). In addition, the right to keep and bear arms had the important and salutary civic purpose of helping to preserve the citizen militia. The civic purpose was also a political expedient for the Federalists in the First Congress as it served, in part, to placate their Antifederalist opponents. The individual right facilitated militia service by ensuring that citizens would not be barred from keeping the arms they would need when called forth for militia duty. Despite the importance of the Second Amendment's civic purpose, however, the activities it protects are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual's enjoyment of the right contingent upon his or her continued or intermittent enrollment in the militia.

Woot.

[RangerBob]

I'd say that is the finest explanation/interpretation of the Second Amendment I've ever heard/seen.

I mean..they're legal eagles so I guess they should explain things like that well. I mainly appreciate it's sensible view of the whole matter.

Now let's go get us some red coats :O

[PHX COBRA]

HAPPY DANCE!!!

[babybackribs]

HAPPY DANCE!!!

[Raith]

I'd say that is the finest explanation/interpretation of the Second Amendment I've ever heard/seen.

Indeed.  Despite some people's interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, I've found that most, if not all of the judicial interpretations that I've seen have been decidedly in line with my own.

[IcePlatinumSky]

Hail Hail Hail !!!! Its about time.... Ya Freedom now pass the ammo.

[Greg]

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[-MAD- SARGE]

You got to love this one though.

Judge Karen Henderson dissented, writing that the Second Amendment does not apply to the District of Columbia because it is not a state.

So I guess the constitution does not apply in DC and so no laws should be abided as DC has no basis for it's laws to stand on. Then our country is being be lead by people who meet in a location to make desisicions where the constitution is null and void?  As my dad said, "That judge should be fired on the spot!!"