Quote of the Day [Judge Silberman on Fed Appeals Court Gun Decision]

NY Times ^ | 3-10-07 | Laurence Silberman

[Pharmboy]

“It seems passing strange, that the able lawyers and statesmen in the First Congress (including James Madison) would have expressed a sole concern for state militias with the language of the Second Amendment. Surely there was a more direct locution, such as ‘Congress shall make no law disarming the state militias’ or ‘states have a right to a well-regulated militia.’ ”

Judge Laurence H. Silberman writing for the majority,

[TLOne]

Thanks for posting the opinion. I actually read the whole thing, including the dissent. Then reread the majority's comments on the dissent.

I was unaware of how little SCOTUS has visited the topic and believe the majority opinion was well researched and reasoned.

The dissenting opinion did not seem to be hostile to a non-D.C. citizen but did show the thought process of someone who did not want you to have that right.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"Today's decision flies in the face of laws that have helped decrease gun violence in the District of Columbia," D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said.

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I wonder how proud he is to know that DC has a higher murder rate than Medellin, Colombia.

"...the homicide rate in Medellin is now lower than that of Washington DC..." --Wikipedia