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09-05-2007, 03:21 PM
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Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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Chicago Tribune This is a little old, so I'm surprised there wasn't a thread on it. The DC Federal Appellate Court threw out a longstanding DC handgun ban on 2nd Amendment grounds. This was decribed as the most sweeping interpretation of the 2nd Amendment ever. Since this ruling conflicts with other Circuit Court rulings, there is also an excellent chance the Supreme Court will hear the case and if they do, similar laws across the country are in jeopardy. Gun opponents urged DC not to appeal the ruling to avoid giving the Supreme Court a chance, but DC has elected to appeal and they are awaiting word from the Supreme Court on whether they'll hear the case. [/ QUOTE ] I can legally own my guns now when I move to DC? Sweet! 
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09-05-2007, 03:23 PM
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Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
As long as you actually live inside the district instead of in Maryland or Virginia. The DC Circuit doesn't cover much geographically. Don't forget about the follow up law getting around the ruling if DC loses in the Supreme Court.
Edit: You could always let yourself get arrested for violating a local gun ban and have your lawyer use the ruling as precedent to get your arrest tossed. MD, NC and Virginia are all in the same Circuit.
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09-09-2007, 06:53 PM
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Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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As long as you actually live inside the district instead of in Maryland or Virginia. The DC Circuit doesn't cover much geographically. Don't forget about the follow up law getting around the ruling if DC loses in the Supreme Court. Edit: You could always let yourself get arrested for violating a local gun ban and have your lawyer use the ruling as precedent to get your arrest tossed. MD, NC and Virginia are all in the same Circuit. [/ QUOTE ] thank god virginia already has proper gun laws (aka very few) unlike the death traps that are d.c. and maryland.
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09-09-2007, 07:09 PM
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Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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[ QUOTE ] As long as you actually live inside the district instead of in Maryland or Virginia. The DC Circuit doesn't cover much geographically. Don't forget about the follow up law getting around the ruling if DC loses in the Supreme Court. Edit: You could always let yourself get arrested for violating a local gun ban and have your lawyer use the ruling as precedent to get your arrest tossed. MD, NC and Virginia are all in the same Circuit. [/ QUOTE ] thank god virginia already has proper gun laws (aka very few) unlike the death traps that are d.c. and maryland. [/ QUOTE ] QFT, got kinda lost last night, drove around in West Baltimore for a few minutes before getting the F out. Kept thinking that I wish I had a glock at my side just in case
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09-08-2007, 11:51 PM
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Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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[ QUOTE ] Chicago Tribune This is a little old, so I'm surprised there wasn't a thread on it. The DC Federal Appellate Court threw out a longstanding DC handgun ban on 2nd Amendment grounds. This was decribed as the most sweeping interpretation of the 2nd Amendment ever. Since this ruling conflicts with other Circuit Court rulings, there is also an excellent chance the Supreme Court will hear the case and if they do, similar laws across the country are in jeopardy. Gun opponents urged DC not to appeal the ruling to avoid giving the Supreme Court a chance, but DC has elected to appeal and they are awaiting word from the Supreme Court on whether they'll hear the case. [/ QUOTE ] I can legally own my guns now when I move to DC? Sweet! [/ QUOTE ] Plus you can be disenfranchised here, its pretty much paradise.
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