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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Some good news...

Those of you who pray from time-to-time for the judicial branch of our government might be interested in this little snippet from Mark Alexander's Patriot Post:

In a major triumph for the Constitution, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last Friday that the Second Amendment means exactly what it says. Six plaintiffs had sued the District, saying that their rights were infringed by the District’s ban on hand guns. In the 2-1 decision the majority agreed, tossing the District’s gun ban onto the scrap heap of history.
Even more surprising was the straightforward logic the court used in reaching its decision, going back to the words of the Founders. From the ruling: “To summarize, we conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government (or a threat from abroad).” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. The ruling is truly sweeping in its scope, and while the District said it will appeal, losing such an appeal has the potential to sweep aside more of the nation’s anti-gun laws.

3 Comments:

Blogger KJ said...

Okay... did some other people first judge that it was unconstitutional to carry a gun? Like maybe a few days before or something (which seems impossible)? Argh... maybe I just totally misunderstood the news... except I heard it before last Friday. I'm so confused! I just hope I didn't tell people wrong info at the Feast when I was talking about this same topic....... (can you tell it's late and I should be in bed?)

3/22/2007 10:54:00 PM  
Blogger brandywine said...

KJ - DC has had one of the most restrictive gun bans in the country for the past 30 years, and it has pretty much gone up in smoke...
Congress had also been considering legislative action to repeal the DC gun ban outright, but that effort may lose some steam at this point...
and finally, Congress had attempted to re-enact a nation-wide ban on assault weapons that had lapsed in 2004, but that effort doesn't seem like its going to pan out...

3/23/2007 07:09:00 AM  
Blogger KJ said...

Thanks Brandon :)
I stayed up late last night and got very excited after reading the link on your side bar about "The Coming Armageddon" and ended up staying awake for the next hour..... :)
Seriously though, it was profitable time spent with God (and it wasn't because I was afraid... just reaping the effects of the last meeting of the Feast, I guess).
The article was also potentially helpful for two upcoming speeches for school I have to give. So thanks for linking to such cool material :)

3/23/2007 09:29:00 PM  

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