Angering more anti-self defense rights types, the Million Mom March branch of Brady Handgun Control, Inc. spews their hate filled message. It shows why the District should only have a city government, and not allowed to vote above that. In fact, why does the District allow residents in the first place?
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WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire- USNewswire/ -- The District of
Columbia Chapter of the Million Mom March (MMM DC) is strongly
opposed to the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit to overturn the city's gun laws. The court declared the
District's longstanding handgun ban unconstitutional on Friday in a
2-1 decision in the case of Parker v. District of Columbia.
Provisions governing the safe storage of firearms in the home were
also overturned.
The decision marks the first time in history that a federal appeals
court has struck down a gun law on Second Amendment grounds. The
majority opinion directly contradicted Supreme Court precedent in the
1939 case of U.S. v. Miller. There, the highest court in the land
held that the "possession or use" of a weapon must bear "some
reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well
regulated militia" to receive Second Amendment protection.
"The court's decision deprives residents of the District the basic
right of self determination in determining their own public safety
laws," said Million Mom March President Ladd Everitt. "This is
'judicial activism' at its absolute worst."
Victim advocates focused on the human impact of the decision.
"Because of illegal gun trafficking, it's easy now for kids to get
their hands on guns in D.C.," said MMM DC Linking with Victims for
Change Committee Chair B.C. Tara Montgomery. "Why would we possibly
want to make it easier? Haven't we seen enough violence in this city already?"
The DC chapter thanks Mayor Adrian Fenty and Congresswoman Eleanor
Holmes Norton for their leadership and prompt action in opposing this
decision. "It's like Congresswoman Norton said," stated Everitt. "We
have fought off the National Rifle Association four times in the past
to preserve our gun laws and we will win this fight, too-together. "
What started as one of the largest marches on Washington is now a
national network of 75 Chapters around the U.S. that work locally,
yet stand together, in their fight against gun violence and the
devastation it causes. As part of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun
Violence, the Million Mom March Chapters believe that all Americans
have the right to be safe from gun violence in their homes,
neighborhoods, schools, and places of work and worship.
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