The Supreme Court has heard the case. Buckeye Firearms Association LIVE blog published during oral arguments located at end of the following commentary...along with links to the written transcript and to archived audio of the entire hearing...

By Ken Hanson, Esq.

The historic day is finally here. The United States Supreme Court will hear testimony today on what is being called "the Roe v. Wade of gun rights".

This morning, Alan Gura will be arguing in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in defense of your Second Amendment rights in the case District of Columbia v. Heller. Regular readers of this website know the issues, and the importance of this case. This website will be updated, starting about noon Eastern time, with blog updates on the oral argument as it happens. (Streaming version, my personal trip to D.C. was nixed by a jury trial getting scheduled.) In the meantime, our readers might enjoy some "behind the scenes" insight into the process.

By Tim Inwood

On this day, March 18th, 2008, the eyes of those in this nation who are interested in issues of liberty will be carefully watching the United States Supreme Court wrestle with the meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and how it applies to the District of Columbia. This is rather sad, in my view. If the American people were properly taught history and understood the Government created in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, known as the “Miracle in Philadelphia”, this would not be necessary at all. The city fathers of Washington D.C. never would have dared to pass this unconstitutional gun ordinance in 1976, nor would the citizens have accepted it. It is unfortunate that so many do not know from whence we came and what sacrifices were made to create our nation. At least one cable television service is doing something to rectify that.