| While the Courts have never brightly
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| | District of Columbia, 478 F.3d 370 (D.C.
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| defined under the law who actually has a
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| | Cir. 2007), which was a decision from the
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| right to own a firearm, for decades the
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| | United States Court of Appeals for the
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| presumption has always been that there is
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| | District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C.
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| no individual right bestowed upon the
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| | Circuit became the first federal appeals
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| citizens of this country. However,
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| | court in the United States to rule that a
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| things may soon change if some have their
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| | firearm ban was an unconstitutional
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| way.
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| | infringement of the Second Amendment. The
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| The Second Amendment to the United States
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| | appellate court then took it a step
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| Constitution is currently creating a
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| | further and held that the Second
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| quite a stir in the federal courts. For
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| | Amendment does protect an individual's
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| those that are not familiar with the
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| | right to possess firearms for private
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| Second Amendment, it provides as follows:
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| | use.
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| "A well regulated Militia, being
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| | A victory for Heller will likely inspire
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| necessary to the security of a free
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| | acknowledged gun owners in other
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| State, the right of the people to keep
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| | jurisdictions to challenge restrictive
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| and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
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| | gun laws passed by states and cities.
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| Experts believe that the Second Amendment
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| | Accordingly, many commentaries believe
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| creates an unlimited right upon
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| | that the Supreme Court appears poised to
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| individuals to own guns or other weapons.
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| | rule that the Second Amendment protects a
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| Others disagree and seem to believe that
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| | private right to possess and use
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| the Second Amendment allows reasonable
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| | firearms.
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| regulation of gun ownership, such as
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| | Does "bear" literally mean the right to
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| licensing and registration.
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| | carry a gun with you wherever you go, or
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| The United States Supreme Court may be
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| | is the fact that you can have one in your
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| putting this issue to rest soon. The
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| | home enough? Moreover, does "arms" mean
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| question of whether or not an individual
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| | you can have absolutely any kind of
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| has a constitutional right under federal
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| | weapon you want, or does the government
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| law to own a firearm is being heard in
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| | have the right to say which arms are
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| the case District of Columbia v. Heller,
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| | permitted and which are not? Hopefully,
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| No. 07-290. The court granted certiorari
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| | the United States Supreme Court will soon
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| in response to an appeal from Parker v.
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| | answer these questions for us.
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