Sources told News4 on Monday that D.C. Mayor Adrian
Fenty will appeal a federal circuit court's decision to overturn the city's 30-year-old handgun ban.
Fenty will have to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
I hope this is true.
Looks like it's been confirmed.
[Via SayUncle]
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It should be very interesting to see all maneuvers the high nine will engage to avoid giving a definitive decision upholding the second amendment.
We shouldn't expect them to read and interpret and rule in accordance with the constitution, they haven't done so on this issue in a hundred years. There will be all sorts of qualifications on the decision they do reach and we should expect them to hold only that there ruling applies to DC and leaves unmolested all the other venues where violation of the constitution is current.
I hope I am wrong, but history tells me that is the way to bet. Even the short history of this court does so. They have never ruled in a manner that returns rights to citizens. They have sided with one level of government over another, but I can think of no case where they made sweeping decisions that restored the citizen to supremacy at large.
I hope to be wrong. I'm betting the against my wishes, though.
"....to hold only that there ruling ....." should read "...to hold only that their ruling..."
Poof reding is my fiend.
This is the Supreme Court that gave us Kelo vs New London, David. I think we'll know soon enough that we will have to give up our guns, or start the New American Revolution.
Oh, yeah! Welcome back!
YES!!
This is very surprising.
I would have bet money that DC would NOT appeal.
This case is an excellent one to go before the SCOTUS, especially coming from the DC district (avoids potential issues from states rights argument)
This is as good a chance as we could ask. I hope the SCOTUS makes the right decision; a lot is riding on it.
"Singer said she expects to receive legal assistance from several high-profile Constitution experts, as well as other cities. She said she will ask for a 30-day extension on the deadline to file her appeal with the Supreme Court, pushing that date to Sept. 5."
I think it is a ploy by Fenty to buy time to change D.C.s regulations just enough to be just short of a total ban.
very interesting. Why do I have the feeling I should start stretching so I can grab my ankles?
I believe that the Kelo court was not quite this court (in particular, I believe that O'Connor was still on the court that decided Kelo)
Well, Ian, if O'Connor's gone now, maybe we've got a chance.
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