To: suijuris
You miss the point. The pissant DC law is unimportant. What is important is that we have a District Judge who has endorsed the collectivist interpretation of the Second Amendment, and the appeal of that decision will go up to one of the more conservative circuit courts in the country. Right now you have two circuit court decisons interpreting the Second Amendment. The Fifth Circuit has endorsed the individualist view. The Ninth Circus has endorsed the collectivist view. Having the DC Circuit weigh in on the issue could tip the scales in the eyes of other circuits and/or in the eyes of the Supreme Court.
That is why this case is important.
15 posted on
01/15/2004 6:15:33 AM PST by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: blau993
You miss the point. The pissant DC law is unimportant. What is important is that we have a District Judge who has endorsed the collectivist interpretation of the Second Amendment, and the appeal of that decision will go up to one of the more conservative circuit courts in the country. Right now you have two circuit court decisons interpreting the Second Amendment. The Fifth Circuit has endorsed the individualist view. The Ninth Circus has endorsed the collectivist view. Having the DC Circuit weigh in on the issue could tip the scales in the eyes of other circuits and/or in the eyes of the Supreme Court. Yes, this step back is a step onto a springboard.
26 posted on
01/15/2004 7:27:01 AM PST by
Jim Cane
To: blau993
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?
79 posted on
01/15/2004 11:38:37 AM PST by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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