Would this five minutes before the Court make a difference?
By John Longenecker
The District Of Columbia, moved so by an appellate court decision against its thirty-year-long gun ban, has elected to file with the Supreme Court. I wish I could address the Supreme Court.
In arguing that weapons applies only to militias, the District fails to understand that Militia as defined by United States Code applies to civilians as much as it does military. Civilians were the first Militia. See U.S. Code Title 10 here where we still are Militia.
It is also important to note they did not mean National Guard in those days: National Guard was not conceived and organized for another 130 years.
But that's only the beginning.
If it please the Court, I would cite five authorities emanating from writings of the Founders in Original Intent and decisions since the nation's inception.
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