Victory in Palmer v. D.C. (DC handgun ban struckdown)

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[Perdogg]

Justice never sleeps…. not even on a Saturday afternoon, when this opinion was just handed down.

In light of Heller, McDonald, and their progeny, there is no longer any basis on which this Court can conclude that the District of Columbia’s total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny. Therefore, the Court finds that the District of Columbia’s complete ban on the carrying of handguns in public is unconstitutional. Accordingly, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and enjoins Defendants from enforcing the home limitations of D.C. Code § 7-2502.02(a)(4) and enforcing D.C. Code § 22-4504(a) unless and until such time as the District of Columbia adopts a licensing mechanism consistent with constitutional standards enabling people to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms.4 Furthermore, this injunction prohibits the District from completely banning the carrying of handguns in public for self-defense by otherwise qualified non-residents based solely on the fact that they are not residents of the District.

[WildHighlander57]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3185813/posts?page=1#1

See above topic!

DC police chief had something good to say about this ....

[the OlLine Rebel]

“his action at Lexington is remembered. It was Arnold - disobeying orders - who led the charge at Lexington”

Uh, I think you mean “Saratoga”, even if that was really Bemis Heights and Freeman’s Farm.

[OldNavyVet]

turn traitor just once

Consider the fact that homocide can be justifiable.

Arnold was one of the finest patriots that America's ever had; and if he were alive today, he'd probably be a leading member of the Tea Party and he'd probably be getting screwed over like Sarah Palin is ... by today's "leading" republicans.

[OldNavyVet]

I think you mean “Saratoga”

You're probably right ... I do get famous battles mixed up; so here's another possible major victory by Arnold. It was the battle of Valcour Bay where Arnold turned a British invasion fleet around; and ... given that, Arnold might have been remembered as the father of the American Navy.

[headstamp 2]

“Hopefully this decision will also help states that are “may issue” become “shall issue” ones.”

I know up here in NY that there is an arbitrary regulation plucked from thin air, as it is not part of the statue, that says “Hunting and Target Only” on everyone’s permit.

[Clump]

I agree with you. That said, I’m honestly a little surprised that we have the momentum that we do have considering what a fragile majority we have on SCOTUS.
I personally don’t want to be biting my nails through a SCOTUS review of this issue.
Unless Kennedy tipped his hand amongst the other justices I don’t see either groups of four wanting to hear this case.

[OldNavyVet]

Regarding my post 44, the Battle of Valcour Bay story is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valcour_Island

[Clump]

That drawing of the 9 justices is an outdated one of SCOTUS from before 0 put on his two women.

[cherokee1]

No, you can’t. A stock FAL would not have been select fire. The test the ATF was probably doing was the “hammer drop.” As follows: clear and cock the action. pull the trigger and hold it down. re-cock the action letting the bolt go home slowly. if you hear the hammer drop just as the bolt goes into battery it means the gun has been back-fit with FN-LAR internals and/or the semi-auto sear/reset has been shaved. if you have to let the trigger go and pull again to fire then it means the action is correct/semi-auto-————————————you’re welcome.