NPR : Appeals Court Overturns D.C. Gun Ban
A federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbia's long-standing handgun ban Friday, rejecting the city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.
Well, some good news this week. Still working on tracking down the ruling and the dissent, but if this analysis of it is accurate:
Judge Karen Henderson dissented, writing that the Second Amendment does not apply to the District of Columbia because it is not a state.Then it should be a hoot to read. I do so love watching mental gymnastics. It will be funny, not to mention appalling, if the dissenter tries to maintain that the other provisions in the Bill of Rights also don't apply to DC because it's not a state.
Now, I have no illusions that this is over yet. This is almost certain to head to the Supreme Court. Even if it is upheld, I fully expect the D.C. city government to try to throw up whatever roadblocks it can think of to discourage people from exercising their rights. But it's a start, and a welcome one.
