Federal Court Upholds D.C. Hand Gun Ban

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[ought-six]

"BUSH nominated this joker?! Wait, was he the Rat judge Bush appointed as a peace offering to the Rats right after the 2000 election? If not, this is VERY disturbing."

Yes, I think he was.

[Constitutional Patriot]

"The Second Amendment does not confer an individual a right to possess firearms. Rather, the Amendment's objective is to ensure the vitality of state militias," Walton wrote.

Get this commie off the bench. I wonder what his opinion is regarding unarmed citizens and armed criminals.

[BlackRazor]

So this ignorant P.O.S. is a GWB appointee?

It's even worse than that. He was previously appointed to judicial positions by George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. A trifecta of bad decisions.

[Dead Corpse]

His bio says he was appointed to an eariler bench by Reagan.

[Dead Corpse]

Beat me too it. 25 seconds. About typing time.

[B Knotts]

You're surprised? Why?

[Travis McGee]

"Sharp Shooting Man!" I love it!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Bush to Conservatives: Pbbbbbbbbbbbt!

[neverdem]

So this ignorant P.O.S. is a GWB appointee?

Apparently so, with prior appointments by Reagan and Bush the Elder. Who'd a thunk it?

[Dead Corpse]

I was secretly hoping that all those reassurances we have been slathered with here over the years about electing Republicans had some validity. Considering the alternative, it isn't hard to see why.

[Dead Corpse]

Pbbbbbbbbbbbt!

Again? Jorge... grow up. It wasn't funny the first dozen times. It still isn't funny now.

[NRA2BFree]

And surprise surprise .....the judge is a Bush appointee.

That really did surprise me. I guess this is what we get from a compassionate, conservative, Christian President. </ sarcasm>

[tpaine]

"He also ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to the district because it was intended to protect state citizens, and the district is not a state."


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Odd line.. Most gun grabbers support the 'state rights' view that states have a power to prohibit the bearing various types of arms..

Anyone got a link yet to the actual decision?

[zeugma]

Pinging for later read.

Gee, just imagine what would have happened if we'd not had GWBush in charge to appoint conservative judges!

....Waitaminute...

How are conservative republicans like black democrats? The keep pulling the lever even though they are ignored year after year.

[ctdonath2]

Just part of the plan. The goal is to take RKBA to SCOTUS, which can only be done by working thru layers of appeals courts.

Didn't actually matter who won in this case...it was designed so that the loser MUST appeal; the pro-RKBA side expected a loss because it was the status quo to do so.

Just keep pushing such cases thru the judicial system until either SCOTUS accepts one and rules pro-RKBA, or SCOTUS rejects so many the point is made. (SCOTUS won't accept a case they would rule anti-RKBA on due to the obvious public response.) The question is how many SCOTUS-rejected RKBA cases it will take to add up to the equivalent of an unacceptable SCOTUS ruling.

[RandomUserName]

Ping... you gotta see this.

[Dead Corpse]

Silveria V Lockyer was rejected. If I'm right, this was the NRA's idiot idea to challenge the DC gun ban by filing this lawsuit demanding the RIGHT to register their guns. Holding this up while stabbing the Silveria case in the back was not a smart maneuver by the NRA-ILA.

[Interesting Times]

He also ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to the district because it was intended to protect state citizens, and the district is not a state.

Then the First Amendment doesn't apply to residents of the District either.

Like, say, the Washington Post. Yep, Big John Ashcroft can shut down their presses any time it's convenient and lock up anybody who complains...

[45Auto]

I think that D.C. comes under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals; if so, what does the current makeup of that court look like? And what are the chances that honesty will prevail?

[Elric@Melnibone]

"Things I learned in the article that I didn't know before"

Washington D.C. is a state.

Go back and read the article again. It says very distinctly: the district is not a state