Court Strikes Down D.C. Handgun Ban

03-09-07, 02:35 PM

A U.S. appeals court struck down a three-decade-old District of Columbia law that bans residents from keeping a handgun in their homes, saying the Constitution's Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...ZiDGM&refer=us

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."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/03/09/D8NOQQ480.html

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waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Court Strikes Down D.C. Handgun Ban A U.S. appeals court struck down a three-decade-old District of Columbia law that bans residents from keeping a handgun in their homes, saying the Constitution's Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...ZiDGM&refer=us 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." http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/03/09/D8NOQQ480.html