Liberty MavenSupreme Court hears DC Gun Ban case today
March 18th, 2008 5:25 am | by Marc Gallagher | Published in Activism, Constitution, Gun Control, Liberty, Politics | Comment
Beginning today the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the DC Gun Ban case. A final ruling is not expected until June or July. This is a landmark case. The last time a gun control case was heard in the Supreme Court was 1939. The court will rule on the 2nd amendment directly. The conventional wisdom is that there is a somewhat decent chance that the gun ban in DC will be ruled unconstitutional creating a precedent for reexamining gun control laws in other states.
McCain has come out in support of the challengers side. Obama and Clinton have stated they believe in the second amendment, but also believe the federal government has the power to make gun control laws. I wonder how they interpret the phrase “shall not be infringed”?
For more information on the case see this BBC news write-up. And watch the recent Reason.tv video piece by Brian Doherty.
