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March 19, 2007
Parker v. D.C.
Former CJ blogger American Dream re-emerges with this email Stuart Taylor's articleon the recent Parker v. District of Columbia decision:
Here's an excellent analysis of the recent Parker decision by the D.C. Circuit. Acknowledging that the people (as individuals) possess the right to keep and bear arms (as the court concluded the Second Amendment requires) in no way vitiates the fact that firearms may be regulated. If restrictions can be placed on the First Amendment (e.g. Unprotected speech), they may be placed on the Second Amendment as well.
Recognizing that the people have rights to keep and bear arms does not mean that the country will be turned into Dodge City. Rather, the focus will then turn to whether rational regulations of firearms is reasonable.
And in that respect, the Second Amendment absolutists will have a tougher row to hoe.
Posted by bill at March 19, 2007 09:08 PM
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