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Freedom States Alliance
Tossing Aside Longstanding Precedent, the Supreme Court Reinterprets the Second Amendment to Justify Eliminating DC's Handgun Ban
July 13th, 2008
The Freedom States Alliance strongly disagrees with the gun lobby's belief, now shared by the Supreme Court, that the Second Amendment grants an "individual right" to keep and bear arms. However, even this misguided interpretation of the Second Amendment does not, in any way, prohibit life-saving and crime-reducing policies from being enacted. Those necessary measures include: requiring background checks on all gun purchases; limiting handgun purchases to one per month; requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement officials; cracking down on illegal guns and gun trafficking; and regulating military-style assault weapons and .50 caliber sniper rifles....
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-07-13)
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