Overview of Issues Presented in D.C. v. Heller

Moderator Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate magazine, provides a quick overview of District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the District of Columbia's ban on the private possession of handguns.

On March 13, 2008, ACS hosted a press briefing on the Supreme Court case, District of Columbia v. Heller, which concerns the constitutionality of the District of Columbia's ban on the private possession of handguns. Experts from a variety of perspectives discussed whether the Second Amendment protects only militia-related rights or the rights of private individuals, the appropriate standard for reviewing gun control legislation and the potential legal and policy implications of the first Court decision in this area in 68 years. Full video of the event is available on the ACS web site: http://www.acslaw.org/node/6397

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[Kabloooy]

The 2nd amendment is quite simple to understand. Just like the phrase "From my cold dead hands".

If they come and try to take my guns away from me I will give them a very easy to understand "expanation" of both. There won't be a need for "interpretation".

[samatention]

England 1997 ban on handguns by the year 2000 highest crime rate exceeding usa.

Australia before gun ban 1996 they had a 25 years of decrees in armed robberies then in 1998 after the gun ban increase armed robberies 44%

Their gun bans did not work what guarantee & PROOF do you have the one you want will work

[AdvanXer]

Ban guns, kill babies.

Makes perfect sense!

TO A RETARD!

[wait887]

trust me it ain't happening anytime in our lifetime. at least again after Katrina.