Yea, the Blue Dogs, while a minority over there, do have a good deal of common sense on this issue at least.
Any idea if this ruling extends beyond DC? i.e. is this a precedent that can knock down odious restrictions in places like Massachusetts? Or is this a in effect a one-time ruling since DC isn’t actually a state?
By the way Obama released a comment saying he agrees with the courts decision.
If you read some of the posts on the majority decision you’ll see that they
“held” that the 2nd amendment protects the INDIVIDUAL RIGHT to keep and bear arms, and that the “prefatory clause” referring to the militia neither restricts nor expands this right.
VERY BIG. VERY GUTSY. (very surprising - I was expecting, as you did, a narrow ruling that didn’t put this issue to bed)