Should the D.C. Handgun Ban Have Been Overturned?

• “Yes”

  

  “Appeals Court Already Explained Why the Ban is Unconstitutional”

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Appeals Court Already Explained Why the Ban is Unconstitutional

Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit has already ruled the ban to be unconstitutional and has detailed why this ban should be struck down. In its ruling, the court explained that the right to keep and bear arms goes beyond mere service in a militia, and is an individual right.

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"Yes" CCRKBA

• The Gun Ban Didn't Reduce Crime
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• The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is Fundamental
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• Appeals Court Already Explained Why the Ban is Unconstitutional
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"Yes" NRA

• It’s Time to Recognize Citizens’ Constitutional Rights
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• When the Police Can’t Protect You, the Second Amendment Should
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• Citizens Can, and Do, Use Guns to Defend Themselves
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"Yes" Gun Owners of America

• DC’s Gun Ban Endangers City Residents
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• The Police are Not Obliged to Protect the People
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• DC was Denying Citizens Their Constitutional Rights
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"Yes" Stop Handgun Violence

• The Supreme Court Decision is the Best of Both Gun-Worlds
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"No" LCAV

• The Court Disregarded Nearly 70 Years of Legal Precedent
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• The Court Selectively Reviewed History
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• The 2nd Amendment Right is Not Unlimited
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• D.C.’s Law Was Proportionate to the Problem of Handgun Violence
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• Firearms Regulation is Alive and Well in the United States
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"No" States United to Prevent Gun Violence

• The Times and Guns are Different
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