D.c. Circuit Denies Re-hearing Of Parker Case

[2ndAmendment]

NEWS RELEASE
SAF SAYS D.C. CIRCUIT DENIAL ON RE-HEARING OF PARKER CASE WAS RIGHT BELLEVUE, WA – This morning’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to deny a petition from the District of Columbia for a hearing of Parker v. District of Columbia before the full court was “right and proper,” said Alan M. Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation.

“This is a strong signal that the D.C. Court of Appeals, which is the second most powerful court in the country, feels the original ruling by Senior Judge Laurence H. Silberman is solid,” Gottlieb stated. “It is now up to the district to accept the ruling and begin the process of licensing handguns to be kept legally in district residences, or to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.”

The Parker case has become the most significant Second Amendment case in the nation’s history, because for the first time, a gun control law was struck down on the grounds that it violated the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Judge Silberman’s ruling found that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms that goes beyond service in a militia.
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[Lenny]

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I do believe this is good news...and quite a shocker from this court!

 

[MMDad]

Please tell me if I understand this correctly.

DC now only has the option of appealing to SCOTUS or admitting that their citizens have rights.

If they appeal, SCOTUS can decide that:

1. The second amendment does not guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to the general public, not just the National Guard.

2. The second amendment does guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to all citizens, just not DC.

3. The second amendment does guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to all citizens including DC.

Is that about correct?

I see two extremely positive outcomes here, and one that is really really bad. I just hope we see either choice 2 or 3. I don't really care if DC has rights as long as SCOTUS affirms that the states do.

 

[awpitt]

Please tell me if I understand this correctly.

DC now only has the option of appealing to SCOTUS or admitting that their citizens have rights.

If they appeal, SCOTUS can decide that:

1. The second amendment does not guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to the general public, not just the National Guard.

2. The second amendment does guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to all citizens, just not DC.

3. The second amendment does guarantee the right to keep and bear arms to all citizens including DC.

Is that about correct?

I see two extremely positive outcomes here, and one that is really really bad. I just hope we see either choice 2 or 3. I don't really care if DC has rights as long as SCOTUS affirms that the states do.

I understand your concern. I'm confident we'll see choice 2 and/or 3. This is great news.

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