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To: Gordian Blade
I'm not sure, but this message on the site may answer some of your questuions.

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6 posted on 12/18/2001 5:47:37 PM PST by NovemberCharlie
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To: NovemberCharlie
OK, what I get from that is that no lawyer wants to touch this case on the Constitutional merits. Neither do the courts. They'd like the guy to pay a $50 fine for a reduced charge (disorderly conduct) and have the whole thing just disappear.

I must say that I find it quite frustrating that it's impossible in our legal system to get a definitive answer to what is a very important Constitutional question without going through a lot of nonsense that the courts really would rather not deal with. They'd rather keep it ambiguous. Personally, I think the Constitution is clear on this, at least to the extent of allowing a handgun. Whether it allows things like bazookas and stinger missiles is another question.

7 posted on 12/18/2001 6:00:52 PM PST by Gordian Blade
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