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Submitted by Norm on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 8:05pm.
I love it! This is shamelessly pulled from, and linked to, www.cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Congress on Friday urged the Supreme Court to side with gun owners in an upcoming case testing whether an individual has a guaranteed right to bear arms. The bipartisan group of senators and representatives signed on to a legal brief supporting a challenge by District of Columbia residents to own a handgun for protection in their home. The justices hold oral arguments March 18, and could provide a landmark ruling on a legal question that has largely gone answered since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. In their "amicus" brief, 55 senators and 250 representatives urged the high court to strike down the district's ordinance that prevents citizens from legally owning a handgun. For more, click on the link above. Nice to know there are some law makers out there who think DC is full of crap and denying their citizens the right to self-protection within their own home.
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