Supreme Court Decision on D.C. Handgun Ban Due In
The Washington Post posted this prediction on the morning of June 26th:
With its term coming to an end, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning is expected to issue its ruling on the District's handgun-ownership ban in a case that could result in a landmark interpretation of the Second Amendment.
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the city is challenging an appellate ruling that its 32-year-old handgun ban is unconstitutional. Advocates on both sides of the gun control debate have been bracing for the decision since the case was argued in March.
Although the Post goes on to claim that the decision will settle the issue of whether the Second Amendment involves an individual or collective right to bear arms, that has been settled for more than 230 years by the understanding that it was a collective right, without any Supreme Court decision in that period of time to the contrary.
So if the Court decides that there is an individual right, it will be a reversal of legal precedent that goes back to the founding of our nation.
Just remember that.
We'll keep you updated.






