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Old 03-19-2008, 08:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Gun Control Advocates, Opponents Prepare for Supreme Court Argument

Wozer, the legal interpretation of the Second Amendment on which D.C. bases its ban dates all the way back to a Supreme Court decision in 1939 on the right of an Arkansas bootlegger to carry a sawed-off shotgun across a state line. So, even if the Court upheld the ban, it would be an affirmation of the status quo. Of course, that ain't happenin'. What I'm really interested in is seeing how the court deals with the issue of reasonable regulation. Let's face it, the Court isn't going to write a decision that interprets the "right to keep and bear arms" as legalizing private ownership of thermonuclear devices and nerve agents.
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