Parker v. D.C.

[CARLHAYDEN]

I strongly recommend that if you have an opportunity, you read the decision of the D.C. Court of Appeals in Parker v. D.C., 04-7041 (2007).

Now, this is a rather lengthy decision (going to 75 pages, including dissent).

The heart of the decision may be found on page 46.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Thanks for the response, but I did say, Parker v. D.C. in my post, sorry about the typo in the subject line.

What is important is that in the last few years, three Courts of Appeal have ruled on Second Amendment, with the most prestigious (D.C.) getting it correct (the fifth circuit previously got it correct) and the nutty ninth getting it so wrong that they had to rewrite the opinion to correct errors in citations.

The D.C. Court of Appeals is considered to be a mini-Supreme Court and is rarely overruled whereas the ninth is far and away the most overruled circuit in the nation.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Thanks for the response, but I did say, Parker v. D.C. in my post, sorry about the typo in the subject line.

You can still correct that IIRC. Just hid edit on the opening post and change the subject line. Used to work, anyways.

Thanks "scooter"

[CARLHAYDEN]

I understand the gun control groups are urging the D.C. government to NOT appeal this one to the Supreme Court.

Essentially, they hope Hillary/Obama/Breck Girl will be elected an appoint a few leftists to the court.

Right now, if the current court were to hear the appeal, they would lose.