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safeinOhio

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4. ACLU position on the Second Amendment
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 05:46 PM
Dec 2015

So happy to see you standing up for them.

In striking down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court's decision in D.C. v. Heller held for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms, whether or not associated with a state militia. The ACLU disagrees with the Supreme Court's conclusion about the nature of the right protected by the Second Amendment. However, particular federal or state laws on licensing, registration, prohibition, or other regulation of the manufacture, shipment, sale, purchase or possession of guns may raise civil liberties questions.

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wouldnt that same logic mean the no-fly list is also unconstitutional? saturnsring Dec 2015 #1
yes it is and gejohnston Dec 2015 #2
thanks saturnsring Dec 2015 #3
ACLU position on the Second Amendment safeinOhio Dec 2015 #4
we know, but not relevant gejohnston Dec 2015 #5
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