Liberty MavenSupreme Court Decision On DC Gun Ban Released and It’s Good News
June 26th, 2008 10:24 am | by Marc Gallagher | Published in Activism, Constitution, Court Cases, Gun Control, Individual Responsibility, Liberty, Politics | 1 Comment
The Supreme Court ruled a few minutes ago that the Second amendment protects an individual’s right to own a firearm. This is great news for gun rights activists. From the Supreme Court blog:
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.
Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
Get all the information at the SCOTUS live blog here, including the opinions.
June 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pm (#)
I cannot understand the sheer ignorance of statements made by Justice John Paul Stevens, such as “Specifically, there is no indication that the Framers of the Amendment intended to enshrine the common-law right of self-defense in the Constitution.” No evidence? Can the man read? How can one get to such a position in life while remaining so historically ignorant? Scary.