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03-19-2008, 03:32 PM
Has anyone been following the District of Columbia v. Heller case in the Supreme Court?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...tml?sub=AR
The case is a challenge to D.C.'s gun ban which has been in place for 30 years.
The issue is essentially whether the ban is unconsititutional, and whether it is the right of an individual to own guns.
The background for the case starts with another case from 1975, when 3 women who were attacked/tortured/raped for 14 hours sued the District of Columbia because 2 of them called the police when it started and they never showed up. The ruling in the end was that the police have a responsibility to society but not to protect individuals.
So the question then is who does have the responsibility to protect individuals? The only conclusion seems to be the individual, but they have eliminated that right with the gun ban.
It's an interesting case because it's really a question about the Bill of Rights and the original intent of the Founding Fathers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...tml?sub=AR
The case is a challenge to D.C.'s gun ban which has been in place for 30 years.
The issue is essentially whether the ban is unconsititutional, and whether it is the right of an individual to own guns.
The background for the case starts with another case from 1975, when 3 women who were attacked/tortured/raped for 14 hours sued the District of Columbia because 2 of them called the police when it started and they never showed up. The ruling in the end was that the police have a responsibility to society but not to protect individuals.
So the question then is who does have the responsibility to protect individuals? The only conclusion seems to be the individual, but they have eliminated that right with the gun ban.
It's an interesting case because it's really a question about the Bill of Rights and the original intent of the Founding Fathers.