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To: Travis McGee; William Tell

I’m with William Tell. DC has argued that the Second Amendment only applies to members of the National Guard, that is, the “state militia” (which DC lacks). That’s where it’s from. SCOTUS will affirm or reject that, on its face. If it’s rejected, the collective rights interpretation is dead, and notwithdtanding the narrowness of the ruling, gun laws everywhere will then be open to challenge: if it isn’t a collective right, it’s an individual right, which innumerable state and local laws violate.


97 posted on 11/22/2007 7:28:42 AM PST by coloradan (Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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To: coloradan

I hope you’re right.


102 posted on 11/22/2007 8:45:09 AM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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