Washington Post: “Gunning for the District: For some gun advocates, securing the right to keep and bear arms at home wasn’t enough”
IF TOM PALMER and his fellow plaintiffs have their way, they’ll soon be carrying loaded handguns through the streets of the nation’s capital.
Mr. Palmer, three other individuals and the Second Amendment Foundation sued the District last week, arguing that city laws that “ban registration of handguns to be carried for self-defense by law-abiding citizens” are unconstitutional. Mr. Palmer, a resident of the District, is asking Judge Henry Kennedy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to strike down the prohibition. The lawsuit also asks Judge Kennedy to nullify laws that prohibit non-District residents from registering their weapons and obtaining handgun carry permits. The plaintiffs are represented by the same lawyer who argued successfully last year before the Supreme Court against District laws that essentially prevented residents from keeping functional firearms at home for self-defense. They now argue that the right to keep and carry firearms for self-defense extends beyond the home and that licensed owners can be prohibited only from carrying handguns into “sensitive places” such as schools or government buildings.
Bravo, Mr. Palmer! Hope that your litigation will be successful. Hope the Obamacare will also be challenged in the Supreme Court if passed
Wow, the idea of people carrying loaded guns in the streets of Washington really scares me. If the Supreme Court rules in Tom’s favor I’ll stay in Arlington, VA.
(little sarcasm).
If Tom Palmer & co. begin carrying loaded firearms on the streets of D.C., the streets will be safer.
What irks me me the idiotic notion the “antis” espouse that if concealed carry by responsible people is prohibited, there’ll be no guns carried on the street. Good grief.
“IF TOM PALMER and his fellow plaintiffs have their way, they’ll soon be carrying loaded handguns through the streets of the nation’s capital.”
Wow. Like, you know, police or security guards or Congressmen…