Friday, March 9th, 2007
Appeals Court affirms 2nd Amendment, and, in effect, the Constitution in DC
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down Washington DC's ridiculous handgun law, citing of all things the Second Amendment.
In all seriousness what is intriguing is "why' they did, and even more curious is what the Dissenting Justice and the City Cited as their justification to keep the law.
D.C.'s Ban On Handguns In Homes Is Thrown Out
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the District's longtime ban on keeping handguns in homes is unconstitutional.
The 2 to 1 decision by an appellate panel outraged D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and other city leaders, who said that they will appeal and that gun-related crimes could rise if the ruling takes effect. The outcome elated opponents of strict gun controls because it knocked down one of the toughest laws in the country and vindicated their interpretation of the U.S. Constitution's language on the right to bear arms.

