Two other courts, the 5th and the 10th have stated that the 2nd Amendment applies to individuals. What makes this case landmark is that this is the first court that has used the 2nd Amendment to strike down an existing gun law. This is huge!
They threw out trigger locks too.
I hope they appeal it...the decision clearly states that the 9th Circuit misdefined militia in recent rulings....I would love to get a lot of junky gun laws thrown out across the country.
You nailed it. For the first time ever, a federal court has stricken down a gun control law!!!!!!! I'm all atingle...
Note that they did so without incorporating the second amendment though. Since D.C. is a federal district, there was no need to incorporate because the bill of rights applies directly-- as opposed to via the 14th amendment for state laws.