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To: kattracks
"The Miller decision remains the law of the land and it continues to be followed in the lower courts," said Mathew Nosanchuk of the Violence Policy Center, a group that supports gun control.
Well! And all this time I thought the Constitution was the law of the land. Now I find out that a court decision is the law of the land. How about that!
16 posted on 06/18/2002 7:51:52 AM PDT by philman_36
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To: philman_36
The Miller cause does address whether or not the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right. The justices had other issues on the table when they made the ruling. There are portions of the ruling which are pro-second amendment. Most importantly, the ruling rejects the view that militia is somehow the same as the National Guard. Instead, it defines the militia quite broadly to essentially include all citizens.
17 posted on 06/18/2002 7:56:40 AM PDT by Austin Willard Wright
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