Comments on: Heller v. District Of Columbia, Round Two http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/07/29/heller-v-district-of-columbia-round-two/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Eric Ogunbase http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/07/29/heller-v-district-of-columbia-round-two/#comment-59409 Eric Ogunbase Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:14:12 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2685#comment-59409 God bless Dick Heller. If every citizen were REQUIRED to carry a handgun, crime would drop astronomically. Not only that, but the police would be a hell of a lot more friendly. I would think there’s something about knowing your potential victims are packing heat, that deters crime.

Suddenly, that 90 year old grandma’s purse doesn’t look so attractive, if you can make out the outline of a Desert Eagle on her person.

]]> By: Harry Rossman http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/07/29/heller-v-district-of-columbia-round-two/#comment-59359 Harry Rossman Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:48:43 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2685#comment-59359 DC has a much harder, if not impossible road to travel than it did before the Supreme Court decision. For example, DC is contemplating limiting possession of handguns to revolvers. This is going to be very hard for them to carry, as part of the Heller decision is:

“…The District’s total ban
on handgun possession in the home amounts to a prohibition on an entire class of “arms” that Americans overwhelmingly choose for the lawful purpose of self-defense…”

In addition, the Heller decision does not limit the use of firearms to home use only:

“…and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.,,”

Key words in the above quote: “…such as…”

In addition, the right protected by the second amendment is one which falls under strict scrutiny: since the second amendment is an enumerated right.

I doubt very seriously that the follow up case by Heller will make it past the court of appeals: although DC will surely try.

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