D.C. Circuit panel holds that the District of Columbia's gun control laws violates individual rights

[AngryAmish]

<http://howappealing.law.com/030907.html#023153>

This is big but the link is not the best.


"BREAKING NEWS -- Divided three-judge D.C. Circuit panel holds that the District of Columbia's gun control laws violate individuals' Second Amendment rights: You can access today's lengthy D.C. Circuit ruling at this link.
According to the majority opinion, "he phrase 'the right of the people,' when read intratextually and in light of Supreme Court precedent, leads us to conclude that the right in question is individual."


This is a legal blog but I can't find a real news article right now. The opinion itself is one the front page of Drudge.

Why is this big? For many years 2d Amendment jurisprudence has held that there is no individual right to own a handgun. DC Circuit (the most powerful appeals court in the nation) says that there is an individual right to a handgun. The 5th Circuit says there isn't. The Supreme Court usually takes cases where there is a conflict between the Circuits. If they hear this one, it will be heard during primary season.

Finally, don't please don't move this to the gungeon. This is an important issue that can effect elections and people's everyday life no matter where you stand on the issue. Also I edited the headline to fit.