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DC Circuit strikes down DC gun law
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| 03/08/2007
| Howard Bashman
Posted on 03/09/2007 8:10:02 AM PST by cryptical
Edited on 03/09/2007 10:38:14 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: from occupied ga
And Romney and McCain alsoNah, not Romney, not since he's been freed from Masachusetts political calculations.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:30:23 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(Hillary Hugo Chavez wants to "take those profits" away from you, for the common good)
To: Alberta's Child
....along with a few Freepers.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:30:40 AM PST
by
labette
(There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.)
To: basil
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:30:52 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: basil
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:31:08 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Uncledave
I think Rudy has a unique political opportunity to say he respects the ruling. Except that those of us who know his well-documented track record will know that he's full of crap. With his proud and blatant violation of the 1996 Federal immigration reform law -- which was upheld in the face of multiple legal challenges against it by the Giuliani administration -- Giuliani permanently forfeited any credibility he ever had when it comes to "respecting" a court ruling of this sort.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:31:22 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: FreedomPoster
Yes, I understand what "well regulated" means in the Constitutional context.
However, I was referring to "dumbass leftists" who, in the arrogance of their own superiority for simply BEING "liberals", think that their contemporary interpretation of any words in the Constitution is actually what it means.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:31:58 AM PST
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: cryptical
This is a fascinating and groundbreaking ruling that would appear to be a likely candidate for U.S. Supreme Court review if not overturned first by the en banc D.C. Circuit.Overtunring the decision en banc would almost certainly result in Supreme Court review.
To: cryptical
To: Seruzawa
So then we could reinstitute slavery in the District of Columbia?Well, that's silly, not all states had a significant number of slaves.
But I would think that rescinding the right to vote would be a good start.
The founders did not grant the den of thieves the privilege of voting for very good reasons.
Re-electing a conviced felon as mayor just verified it...
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:32:37 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: basil
No. 04-7041 SHELLY PARKER, ET AL.,
APPELLANTS
v.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND
ADRIAN M. FENTY, MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
APPELLEES
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:32:53 AM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: lakeman
Do you live around here? If you did, it would be obvious. In the off-chance that you don't, here are the facts of life:
1) Washington, DC is a Federal District. It is not a part of any state, and has its own government, subject only (and directly) to the US Congress.
2) Currently, Washington DC city ordinance effectively prohibits the citizen ownership of any firearms. Even long guns must be stored disassembled.
3) Washington, DC has a very high crime rate. The surrounding areas of Virginia (that's one of the 50 States) and Maryland (another of the 50 States), have lower crime rates.
4) Virginia has a "shall issue" concealed carry law, and State-level preemption of local gun ordinances.
5) Maryland has a "we won't issue unless you're politically connected" concealed carry law; as well it bans the ownership of a variety of guns that it calls "assault weapons"
6) Prince George's County and Montgomery County Maryland have higher crime rates than Arlington County and Fairfax County Virginia.
These are simple statements of fact; data upon which to base one's reasoning.
The court decision will likely make citizen gun ownership in Washington, DC much easier. How do you suppose Washington, DC's 'private sector' criminal class, which has somehow managed all these years to acquire guns, react to the peacable citizens beginning to arm themselves?
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:33:28 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: goodnesswins
IPredictCrimeWillGoDOWN!!!! Where?
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:34:05 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: cryptical
Quick, duck ...pigs are flying!
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:35:30 AM PST
by
mr_hammer
(Pro-life, Pro-gun, Pro-military, Pro-borders, Limited Govn't will win in 08!)
To: ArrogantBustard
And how much will the left twist themselves in absolute knots trying NOT to attribute the crime drop to the citizens being able to defend themselves?
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:36:10 AM PST
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: cryptical; Jaxter
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).Rest easy, Patriots of Lexington and Concord, someone still understands.
Jaxter, we were talking along those lines a few days back, no?
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:37:15 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: NonValueAdded
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:38:29 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: ArrogantBustard
I agree with you, crime around the DC area will go up if those areas have gun bans in place, but, ya just gotta be a little clearer (you know what you mean...some of us don't).
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:38:44 AM PST
by
Edgerunner
(Better RED state than DEAD state)
To: MrB
I predict exploding heads in the Washington comPost editorial offices ...
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:38:58 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: justshutupandtakeit; Dead Corpse
To summarize, we conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:39:15 AM PST
by
jmc813
(Rudy Giuliani as the Republican nominee is like Martin Luther being Pope.)
To: NeoCaveman
Nah, not Romney, not since he's been freed from Masachusetts political calculations. Has he said anything on this? I'm going by his actions as governor of Ma.
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posted on
03/09/2007 8:39:29 AM PST
by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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