Video: Why the D.C. gun ban law is unconstitutional
March 17th, 2008 by Double Tap
From the Heritage Foundation, an explanation as to why the D.C. gun ban, currently in front of the Supreme Court, is unconstitutional.
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I not sure he’s right on the court finding it to be clearly an individual right for a lot of reasons too numerous to go into here. The drafters of the constitution and Declaration of Independence chose their words very carefully and yet they chose not to use the word individual as was done it many state constitutions. One of the reasons given for the 2nd amendment was the need for the people to be able to defend themselves from the government, something that could only be done colectivelly (at least if there was any hope of succeding). Like most amendments it was a limitation on the power of government, and I think in this case the collective right necessarily includes the individual right. The bigger question will be, can the states limit ownership of firearms? I think that ultimately the answer will have to be no. The very premis on which the nation was founded, namely the idea that we have god given rights such as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happieness” would mean nothing if the law abiding individual were not allowed to defend the first of these, so as to enjoy the other two.