Not content with this major victory, most on this forum (you included?) wanted to take it before the U.S. Supreme Court for the ultimate showdown. To gain what, exactly?First, remember that it wasn't the gun-rights supporters in this forum who decided to seek cert. DC did that. For their own reasons. Our reasons for wishing it to happen weren't part of the decision process.
Keeping in mind that the U.S. Supreme Court likes to keep their decisions as narrow as possible, what are you expecting them to add to the DC Circuit Court's generous decision?Binding precedent in other than the 5th and the DC Circuits.
Of course not. Nor is the U.S. Supreme Court examining our posts on this thread to make their decision. I was merely interested in your opinion.
"Binding precedent in other than the 5th and the DC Circuits."
Interesting. You're hoping for that and that's what I fear. If the court rules a collective right or that handguns are not protected, that would also set a binding precedent in other than the 5th and the DC Circuits, would it not?
You would risk that in return for a ruling that, despite being a binding precedent, would have absolutely no effect elsewhere in the United States (except, maybe, Chicago) since handguns are not banned anywhere else. So much to lose and so little to gain.