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fishpoopoo
05-08-2007, 05:05 PM
heh heh. yay. :devil2: :soon:

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 04-7041 September Term, 2006
03cv00213
Filed On: May 8, 2007 [1039073]

Shelly Parker, et al.,
Appellants
v.
District of Columbia and Adrian Fenty, Mayor of the
District of Columbia,
Appellees

BEFORE: Ginsburg, Chief Judge, and Sentelle, Henderson, Randolph,*
Rogers,* Tatel,* Garland,* Brown, Griffith, and Kavanaugh,
Circuit Judges

O R D E R

Appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc and the response thereto were
circulated to the full court, and a vote was requested. Thereafter, a majority of the judges eligible to participate did not vote in favor of the petition. Upon consideration of the foregoing and appellees’ Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) letter, it is
ORDERED that the petition be denied.
Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk

BY:
Michael C. McGrail
Deputy Clerk

* Circuit Judges Randolph, Rogers, Tatel, and Garland would grant the petition for
rehearing en banc.

Raven
05-08-2007, 07:17 PM
whats this about in laymans terms?

Swimmer
05-09-2007, 06:37 AM
I think this case had to do with carrying a firearm within the confines of D.C. which is illegal for anyone except law enforcement (and professional thugs).

fishpoopoo
05-09-2007, 06:44 AM
And has massive implications for gun owners throughout the land. The Second Amendment is an individual right, much like the first, fourth, and the fifth.

Apart from the District of Columbia, this ruling, if allowed to stand without being reviewed by SCOTUS, will at the very least lead to cities like Chicago and Boston to allow residents to own handguns in their homes. Chicago has specifically outlawed handguns. Boston P.D. won't issue LTC's for any reason.

This will either be allowed to stand or be sent to SCOTUS.

If SCOTUS takes this landmark case and finds for the plaintiff (who represents all law-abiding citizens of this great nation), then many anti-freedom dominoes will fall. Any law that could infringe on the RKBA could go bye-bye. Like 18 USC 922 (o). :mad: I'm getting goose bumps.

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