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To: mware

10:13 Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.

Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.

10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.


251 posted on 06/26/2008 7:14:13 AM PDT by An Old Man ("The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress." Douglas)
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Hoss yeah!


463 posted on 06/26/2008 7:37:54 AM PDT by Freemeorkillme ("Don your Kevlar, Mac the knife is at our rear!")
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