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finally a little common sense in Washington DC

finally a little common sense in Washington DC

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by: KTownTexican Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:18pm  
 http://online.wsj.com/articles/judge-strikes-down-d-c-ban-on-handguns-outside-home-1406518566Judge Strikes Down D.C. Ban on Handguns Outside HomeWASHINGTON—A federal judge struck down the U.S. capital's ban on carrying guns outside of a person's home, concluding it violates constitutional rights.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin is the latest in a protracted fight over gun laws here. In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision striking down the city's 32-year-old ban on handguns. Since then, the city has rewritten its laws, lawsuits have been filed and even Congress has waded into the fight.In a decision made public Saturday, Judge Scullin concluded that the Second Amendment gives people the right to carry a gun outside the home for self-defense. He cited two U.S. Supreme Court cases as important to his ruling—the 2008 opinion striking down the District of Columbia's ban and a 2010 ruling involving Chicago's handgun ban. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right "to keep and bear Arms.""There is no longer any basis on which this court can conclude that the District of Columbia's total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny," wrote Judge Scullin, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and is a retired Army colonel. 4951
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WJo Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:23pm  
they are on vacation for the entire month of August , with pay ......guess who pays for that ? 4951
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Fallon Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:24pm  
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KTownTexican Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:26pm  
they are on vacation for the entire month of August , with pay ......guess who pays for that ?
 
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YUP,, ALL OF US..They cant make a decision and they want to go on "vacation" 4951
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WJo Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:29pm  
with the salary they make plus free medical & dental  they want to take their time making decisions ......it's called "job security"...(LOL) 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 3:39pm  
Couple day old news at this point, and another judge issues a stay of the existing law for 90 days while the municipality figures out how to deal with it.IE they need to come up with some licensing model for CHL's there, and in the mean while the law remains as it was. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:33pm  
The words "common sense" and "DC" rarely belong together.  It's nice to see someone trying. 4951
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