• If you are having problems logging in please use the Contact Us in the lower right hand corner of the forum page for assistance.

Gun Control Proponents Take Hit!

Mike

Well-known member
D.C. Circuit Court Hands Down Significant Victory for Individual Second Amendment Rights!


Friday, March 09, 2007


Fairfax, VA- The District of Columbia Circuit Court today affirmed that the Second Amendment of the Constitution protects an inherent, individual right to bear arms. Today’s ruling should have a positive impact on the current D.C. gun ban, the National Rifle Association is fighting to overcome.


The majority opinion of the court states, "[T]he phrase 'the right of the people,' when read intratextually and in light of Supreme Court precedent, leads us to conclude that the right in question is individual." The majority opinion sums up its holding on this point as follows: The D.C. Circuit Court went further in upholding individual freedoms, rejecting the claim that the Second Amendment does not apply to the District because it is not a State.


The D.C. City Council is expected to appeal the ruling.
 

Steve

Well-known member
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty said he is "deeply disappointed" and "outraged" by the court's decision and said the city will appeal to the full Court of Appeals.

"The gun ban -- which has been in place since 1976 -- has helped reduce gun violence in the city, Fenty said.


Washington DC area populations (in thousands) and homicides (murders and non-negligent manslaughters).

DC-MSA DC-city
Year homicides pop homicides
----------------------------------------------------
1960 139 2002 k 81
1961 131 2002 88
1962 127 2111 91
1963 133 2220 95
1964 193 2300 132
1965 197 2392 148
1966 190 2481 141
1967 230 2685 178 791
1968 262 2755 195 778
1969 349 2799 287 762
1970 326 2861 221 756
1971 357 2907 275 758
1972 367 2953 245 752
1973 399 3029 268 734
1974 408 3039 277 721
1975 365 3030 235 710
1976 309 3071 188 696
1977 313 3043 192 683
1978 295 3036 189 670
1979 281 3011 180 656
1980 326 3042 200 635
1981 350 3085 223 636
1982 334 3095 194 631
1983 298 3305 183 623
1984 285 3391 175 623
1985 243 3464 147 626
1986 298 3507 194 626
1987 367 3612 225 622
1988 547 3705 369 620
1989 640 3767 434 604
1990 684 3924 472 607
1991 719 3968 482 598
1992 677 4307 443 589


the Gun ban went into effect in 76...the murder rate was already dropping....from the spike in 74....so effective law enforcement was working....

then by looking at the facts we can see the end result....either the GUN BAN was a failure or DC police lost control.....

if the gun ban was a failure....all the more reason to dump the ban...

if the police lost control,......pass the ammo....


http://www.rkba.org/research/nejm/nejm-payne.html
http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1083473
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm
 
Top