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To: SmithL
Courtesy of oldfart:

“Here is the way the Court phrased the granted issue:

“Whether the following provisions — D.C. Code secs. 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 — violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?”” “

Hopefully the unorganized militia will be taken into consideration... along with the words The People...

14 posted on 11/20/2007 10:40:33 AM PST by nralife
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To: nralife
My guess is they will strike down the power of the Federal gov to place outright bans on ownership, but NOT incorporate the 2nd Amend. as applicable to the states AND allow plenty of room for "reasonable gun control".

In brief, they will uphold an "individual" RKBA, but allow so many restrictions as to render it moot and not change the effect of existing law: e.g., the DC bans will be ruled unconstitutional, but the SCOTUS will allow police authorization to be required, registration, blah, blah, blah.

So you'll have a nominal RKBA, but no existing gun control regimes will be disturbed and no future ones prohibited except outright bans by the Feds.

130 posted on 11/20/2007 12:30:37 PM PST by pierrem15 (Charles Martel: past and future of France)
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To: nralife
["Whether the following provisions — D.C. Code secs. 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 — violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes."]

Looks like they've taken the whole enchilada.

255 posted on 11/20/2007 9:25:15 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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