I am not sure if this is posted anywhere else, but I keep hearing from many people that the Heller case is an up or down vote and will settle the question on our 2nd Amendment rights.
That may or may not be an accurate assesment of the question. Please read the question that the court is considering very carefully. Notice the use of the terms "militia" and "use in their homes."
Imagine if court issued a one word answer "yes". (courts never do that) What would that mean?
One attorney I spoke to who represents the California Rifle and Pistol Association called this case the "attorney employment act of the next decade." Because of the way the court framed the question, any ruling they might make could take years to figure out what it means.
The actual question reads:
"Whether the following provisions - D.C. Code §§ 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 - violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?"
You can also track this case at: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-290.htm
That may or may not be an accurate assesment of the question. Please read the question that the court is considering very carefully. Notice the use of the terms "militia" and "use in their homes."
Imagine if court issued a one word answer "yes". (courts never do that) What would that mean?
One attorney I spoke to who represents the California Rifle and Pistol Association called this case the "attorney employment act of the next decade." Because of the way the court framed the question, any ruling they might make could take years to figure out what it means.
The actual question reads:
"Whether the following provisions - D.C. Code §§ 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 - violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?"
You can also track this case at: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-290.htm