In today’s political climate, it’s nice to see a victory.
A federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbia’s long- standing handgun ban Friday, rejecting the city’s argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.
In a 2-1 decision, the judges held that the activities protected by the Second Amendment “are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual’s enjoyment of the right contingent” on enrollment in a militia.
The ban on owning handguns went into effect in 1976.
Nice! And how did they come to this conclusion? They read the constitution.
“The district’s definition of the militia is just too narrow,” Judge Laurence Silberman wrote for the majority Friday. “There are too many instances of ‘bear arms’ indicating private use to conclude that the drafters intended only a military sense.”
This may go to the Supreme Court yet, but should be upheld.
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