D.C. Gun Law Overturned

From this article on the Washington Post web site:

A federal appellate panel today struck down parts of the District's gun law as unconstitutional, ruling that the city cannot bar people from keeping firearms in their homes.

The decision was a victory for six D.C. residents who said they wanted to keep firearms for self-defense. But it could have much broader implications: The case eventually could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court as a test of the thorny issues surrounding the Second Amendment and the public's right to keep weapons.

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"We conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms," [Senior Judge] Silberman declared in the 58-page majority ruling....Read the rest.

One for Constitutional law!

Update 1: The ban will stay in effect while the city appeals.

Update 2: HERE is the Washington Times version. Excerpt:

"The Second Amendment would be an inexplicable aberration if it were not read to protect individual rights as well," the 58-page ruling said.