NYCkayaker Dist. of Columbia v. Heller

[David Gottlieb]

Richard, 

A friendly comment. Please understand, as much as I appreciate  your
knowledge of law when it comes to kayaking, I find this post on gun control
laws completely off-topic, not even remotely related to paddling, which is
what this forum is about. Imagine if everyone on NYCKayaker thread decided
to inundate this thread with their own favorite links to their own favorite
causes, hobbies, interests, news events.... This is not directed at you
alone, as there are others who also tend to go over the line ad violate the
intentions of this thread. If I was interested in the Second Amendment, then
I would be on the gun owners thread or the gun haters thread. But honestly,
would you like me to send you info on my other interests outside of
kayaking? Off-topic posts are akin to spam. It is just junk that fills up my
mailbox. Maybe not junk to you, but to me. So let's be courteous of one
another on this thread and try to keep to relevant paddling topics.

Thanks Richard and everyone...

David


On 6/26/08 1:59 PM, "Richard Clifford" <richardclifford at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> 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
> 
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