ANC2C02 Forum

There are several reports this morning on the US Supreme Court ruling which overturned a law prohibiting the possession of handguns by private citizens in the District.

“The opinion was written by Justice Antonin Scalia. Dissenting were Justices Stephen Breyer, John Paul Stevens, David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The handgun ban had been in place in the District since 1976.”
— Roll Call newspaper (subscriber only)

“The Constitution does not permit 'the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home,' Scalia said. The court also struck down Washington's requirement that firearms be equipped with trigger locks. ...

"The law adopted by Washington's city council in 1976 bars residents from owning handguns unless they had one before the law took effect. Shotguns and rifles may be kept in homes, if they are registered, kept unloaded and either disassembled or equipped with trigger locks."
— The Washington Post