Victory in DC & HR1022

So there has been some amazingly good news lately. The DC circuit court of appeals has ruled that DC's gun ban is unconstitutional, and more importantly that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms. Here is a pdf copy of the court's ruling.

That's the good news. The bad news is that the Democrats are busy committing political suicide by beginning to back HR1022, which is a new assault weapons ban. I'm hoping that the Blue Dogs will put a stop to this, otherwise we'll see the Democrats swept out of power like back in the 90's after they did this.

I highly recommend that you write your congress person about HR1022. I have written letters to both of my Senators & my House Representative. Here is what I wrote them:

Dear Congressman XXX

I recently learned that Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has introduced HR 1022, a bill “To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.”

I strongly urge you to oppose this bill. HR 1022 is an affront to our 2^nd Amendment Rights as citizens.

Here is what the DC Court of appeals recently ruled in Parker vs. District of Columbia concerning the 2^nd Amendment and it’s stance as a guarantee of the right of citizens to be armed:

To summarize, we conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government (or a threat from abroad). In addition, the right to keep and bear arms had the important and salutary civic purpose of helping to preserve the citizen militia. The civic purpose was also a political expedient for the Federalists in the First Congress as it served, in part, to placate their Antifederalist opponents. The individual right facilitated militia service by ensuring that citizens would not be barred from keeping the arms they would need when called forth for militia duty. Despite the importance of the Second Amendment's civic purpose, however, the activities it protects are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual's enjoyment of the right contingent upon his or her continued or intermittent enrollment in the militia.

I strongly agree with the DC court’s ruling and interpretation of the 2^nd Amendment, therefore I strongly urge you to oppose HR 1022.

Thank you sincerely for your time.