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June 26, 2008
You feeling a bit freer?
District of Columbia v. Heller, No. 07-290 is upheld and the US Supreme court holds that the second amendment protects the right to own a handgun in self-defense in your own home. Congratulations to all the free citizens of these United States and especially the residents of the District of Columbia who may now protect their lives with handguns. May thousands of petty thieves, car jackers, muggers, and house robbers sleep more poorly tonight.
This is a real conservative success story. They spent decades changing popular and legal opinion on the meaning of the second amendment, putting in place judges who could respect the new legal consensus, and electing presidents who would do so. They should be proud of their victory. The next few months may bring them little else of comfort.
Justices Rule for Individual Gun Rights
Posted by OneEyedMan at June 26, 2008 4:29 PM
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