Women & Guns

rubigirl · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 1431 Location: Vermont

Attorneys general from 31 states have filed a legal brief urging the high court to strike down the law being challenged in the case, the District of Columbia's strict, 32-year-old ban on handguns. Led by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Republican, the group backs a security guard who wants the district's statute to be ruled unconstitutional.

Lending their support to the District of Columbia are attorneys general from five states — Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York — who say reasonable regulation of dangerous firearms is constitutional and keeps the public safe. (So only those states that want to restrict their good citizens from defending themselves support DC in this case? Rolling Eyes

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A sixth attorney general, Democrat Lisa Madigan of Illinois, sided with the district in an earlier court filing but declined to join the supporting states' latest brief. Maybe she's having second thoughts about gun control after what recently happened at NIU.
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longcolt · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 225 Location: NW

Thanks for putting up that info, I was not aware of the support provided by the Attorney Generals of any states. I thought most lawyers were anti-gun.
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firefly · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 130 Location: Washington State

Yeah, that case is being heard starting this Tuesday.
Cross your fingers gun owners.