In a case that could shape firearms laws nationwide, attorneys for the District of Columbia argued Thursday that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies only to militias, not individuals...
Silberman and Judge Thomas B. Griffith seemed to wrestle, however, with the meaning of the amendment's language about militias. If a well-regulated militia is no longer needed, they asked, is the right to bear arms still necessary?
No, the proper question is: "Where the hell do you get off thinking you have authority to determine need?"
This, of course, is the case that NRA tried to horn in on and sideline. Perhaps it will find its way to SCOTUS--I understand they're looking for something to do right now...
Friday, December 08, 2006
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I attended the oral argument and thought the DC lawyer got the worst of it (though the plaintiff didn't escape unscathed, either).
I wrote a rough transcript of the whole argument and stuck it up on my blog:
http://k-romulus.blogspot.com/2006/12/parker-v-dc-oral-argument-transcript.html
Great work--I put a link at the top of today's page.
Went there, read it. Thanks, K-Rom.
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