This just in from NRA-ILA
D.C. Circuit Court Hands Down Significant Victory for Individual Second Amendment Rights!
Friday, March 09, 2007
Fairfax, VA- The District of Columbia Circuit Court today affirmed that the Second Amendment of the Constitution protects an inherent, individual right to bear arms. Today’s ruling should have a positive impact on the current D.C. gun ban, the National Rifle Association is fighting to overcome.
The majority opinion of the court states, “[T]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.” The majority opinion sums up its holding on this point as follows: The D.C. Circuit Court went further in upholding individual freedoms, rejecting the claim that the Second Amendment does not apply to the District because it is not a State.
The D.C. City Council is expected to appeal the ruling.
It’s going to be interesting to see how this one works it’s way up through the appeal process.