Heller Decided! (several threads merged, new ones will be locked)

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here's the headline ... need to read full opinion for the all-important nuances.


"Heller affirmed."

Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.



Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.


10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
 
We Won Heller

Load up the cannons and fire off a victory volley. It's going to be a good Forth of July. 5-4 with Souter, Stevens, Breyer, and Ginsburg dissenting.
 
Heller Affirmed


From SCOTUS Blog

Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.



Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.


 
I concur...






wooohoooooo!

Justice Scalia wrote on the first line of the opinion The Second Amendment ....... FOR PERSONAL DEFENCE (used in the first line.)
It went 5 to 4 on the decision.

Can't wait to read it.

Yah us!
 
1015 update

Ben Winograd -

The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.



Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
 
I can't believe it was so close...

5-4. Once again, Souter stabs the Constitution straight in the back. Thank god for the Roberts and Alito nominations.
 
We're not in the clear yet, but that is VERY good news. Now, we just can't get lazy on the antis. Let's keep the pressure in our favor, and make them start retreating.
 
CNN coverage so far is pretty good. They are now saying how crime has not been reduced and has infact gone up since the ban
 
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