DC v Heller

[Grumpy]

Here is a great site to read up on the Supreme Court case that will be heard in Feb. or March and can be a strong force in deciding our next election.
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncateg...#comment-12997

[ecocks]

Great site. I tracked some of the quotes mentioned throughout the blogginf and found a dozen new ones that will come in handy both for teaching and my 2A points!

[Tarzan1888]

I guess they know they are in trouble;

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...010201116.html

Go to the link and read the sad story. :D


Tarzan

[Grumpy]

Tarzan,

That was certainlysome good news. Now DC will try to postpone the hearing of the case because the new team will not have the necessary time to prepare for their arguements.

[HK4U]

Thanks for posting. Lets pray this goes our way.

[Grumpy]

Here is the brief in PDF foremat filed by the D.C. legal team. Their only conclusion is that one has to be a member of a "state organized millitia" to possess a firearm. It recognizes no right to self defense except with a dismantled or triggerlocked long gun.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...rief010408.pdf

[gvaldeg1]

Although I am not a Jew, here is a link to a post on a Jewish pro-gun site that is very pertinent to the pending Supreme Court Case:
http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-n-z/six-about-2nd.htm
I only mentioned that I am not a Jew because I am not taking any religious stand on this issue which I feel is a correct stance. Anyway, I think that this is a good article if you look at the whole thing. It even shows some opinions from the Federalist Papers which are also referenced in the D.C. Brief.

I think that the "preamble" argument of their 4th premise is particularly compelling. The introductory clause "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, " is, indeed, typical of the preambles used in the writing style of the period. Clearly the salient point is: "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".

[kwo51]

I am not a Jew either. I think JPFO is doing a better job than the NRA protecting our rights.

[SubHntr]

If you haven't been keeping up with District of Columbia v. Heller you really, really need to. Contact erveryone you know. Here is what were up against.

http://www.abanet.org/publiced/previ...glishProfs.pdf

Here is the link to review all the briefs that have been filed thus far.

http://www.abanet.org/publiced/previ...scheduled.html

then scroll down and find

District of Columbia v. Heller, Docket No. 07-290

Please take the time to read all briefs.

Jim