SENATOR HUTCHISON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO LIFT D.C. GUN BAN

Senator Hutchinson Web Site ^ | 3/28/07

[El Gato]

This requires both a legislative and judicial remedy. I hope the Parker case goes before the Supreme Court and that the court asserts that the right to bear arms is an individual, and not a collective, right as the D.C. Circuit and Fifth Circuit Courts have affirmed.”

The problem is , or would be if this passed, that then the Supreme Court would not rule on the case, because it would be moot, OBE (overcome by events). They don't hear moot cases.

If they fail to uphold the Circuit Court for the District, then such a law would be needed and appropriate.

As badly as the Supremes seem to want to avoid ruling on the Second Amendment, they might take the very existance of these two compainion bills as a reason not to grant cert on Parker.

[El Gato]

There is no rights under the second amendment.

??? Yes there is. Below "Amendment II" you can see the word "right".

AMENDMENT II

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

[El Gato]

The way it is made up now , i'm not sure I want them to hear a landmark Second Amendment case just yet .

When do you think it will get better? Certainly not while the 'Rats control the Senate. Maybe after HR. 1022 passes, the Super Assault Weapons Ban (it would ban way way more arms that the original version.

Senator Hutchinson voted *for* the Brady Bill, aka backdoor registration bill, but against the Assault Weapons Ban, which passed, and against it's attempted renewal. So her record on the RKBA is mixed.

She's one of my senators, and I've never thought of her as particularly strong on the RKBA.

[Neu Pragmatist]

I would much rather battle this out in the congress , than have an unpredictable SCOTUS make a final ruling on it .

We need to get at least one more good justice on there before sending it on for the the final decision .
Until then, let's battle it out , as we can win when we flex our political muscle .

[mombrown1]

I hope they go to the full DC circuit court first because it has been stacked by Reagan, Bush 43, and Bush 41. Carter has 1 and Clinton 3.

If DC goes to the full court and it affirms the decision by the 2/1 then SCOTUS may not take the case and let the decision stand. That would suit me just fine.

[AZRepublican]

Infringed by whom? Unless you are speaking of a well regulated militia of the people, the amendment doesn't amount to a whole lot of beans.

[Political Junkie Too]

Exactly right. Huchison is playing into their hand on this.

-PJ

[chesty_puller]

Nice to see you are still kicking butt Basil.