NYCkayaker Dist. of Columbia v. Heller

[Richard Clifford]

To NYCKayaker:
    A rainy weekend? Here is some interesting reading. And, in advance, 
I apologize there isn't a single reference to kayaks, kayakers, kayaking 
or even water. - Richard Clifford



/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE/
* Dist. of Columbia v. Heller, No. 07-290 
<http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/07290.html>*
The District of Columbia's prohibition on the possession of usable 
handguns in the home violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution, 
as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home 
operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense. The Second Amendment 
protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with 
service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful 
purposes, such as self-defense within the home. Read more... 
<http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/07290.html>

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=07-290