Media For District of Columbia et al. v. Heller

Select Media Articles Relating to District of Columbia et al. v. Dick Anthony Heller

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The American Spectator, A Clean Shot, March 18, 2008.

"The individual-right view of the Second Amendment is, roughly, this: The law came from militia-related concerns, but it accomplished its goals by granting the American people, as individuals, a right to keep and bear arms. This guaranteed an armed populace that could resist outside invaders -- "the militia" comprised the fighting-age male population, and the Framers distrusted standing armies -- and also one that could stand guard against government tyranny."

The Washington Post, Among the Scattershot Arguments in the D.C. Gun Ban Case, Which Ones Will Hit the Mark?, March 18, 2008.

"Much may turn on whether the justices get into dueling ideas about the amendment's roots in early American history. Both sides emphasize that the amendment's meaning lies in how it came to be, but they choose different periods to make their case. Gun advocates lean on the Colonial period, offering a stirring, profoundly radical story about how the aggrieved American colonists created "extralegal" militias and fought hard against the British authorities' efforts to suppress those armed civilians. Given that these militias were "critical" to the success of the Revolution, the original plaintiffs in the case say it's essential that Americans today have the right to take up arms once more should their government fall into tyrannical ways."

The Legal Times, Armed for Liberty, March 17, 2008.

New York Sun, N.Y. Gun Laws in Balance as High Court Weighs D.C. Case, March 17, 2008.

The Washington Post Editorial, The D.C. Gun Case, March 17, 2008.

The New York Times, Gun Case Causes Bush Administration Rift, March 17, 2008.

The Washington Times, Nation awaits D.C. handgun ruling, March 17, 2008.

The Huntsville Times, The Supreme Court tackles the key issue of gun rights, March 16, 2008.

AFP, Gun-toting is central part of American identity, March 16, 2008.

The Washington Post, A Scant Public Record, March 16, 2008.

The Washington Post, D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court, March 16, 2008.

The Washington Times, Safety in Defenselessness, March 16, 2008.

USA Today, Gun rights case by the numbers, March 16, 2008.

FoxNews.com, Gun Control Advocates, Opponents Prepare for Supreme Court Argument, March 16, 2008.