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June 26th, 2008, 10:36 AM #1
SCotUS Rules: 2nd Amendment Secures An Individual Right
The Supreme Court announced its decision today in Heller v District of Columbia, stating by a vote of 5-4 that the 2nd Amendment confers an individual right to keep and bear arms. See the decision here:
For a summary of quotes from the majority, see here:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/heller-...-the-majority/
For the complete opinion of the Court, see here:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-cont.../06/07-290.pdf
This thread will be used to keep track of news and links to information regarding the decision. Any extraneous discussion will be removed.Last edited by ChamberedRound; June 26th, 2008 at 02:38 PM.
"Political Correctness is just tyranny with manners"
-Charlton Heston
"[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
-James Madison, Federalist Papers, No. 46.
"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy." [sic]
-John Quincy Adams
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
-Thomas Jefferson
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