David replied: > > Wondering if the city has the will to appeal to the Supremes. Anyone > > taking bets on this? > > I think they will. > > 1. It wipes out the heart of their ordinance. > > 2. Any failure to go for cert. would be a public admission that they think > they'll lose. > > 3. From a broader standpoint, DC is the one circuit they can't afford to > lose. You can ALWAYS sue the federal government in DC -- it "resides" > there, so to speak, by statute. That means all federal firearms controls > are now exposed to 2nd Amendment challenge (provided you establish > standing, of course). They can't ignore a DC Circuit decision.
I've had a couple of private replies that echo David's conclusion. The variable I'm missing (and it is not inconsiderable) is what political pressure D.C. city leaders are under from the outside. For example, do the various gun control organizations fear failure with the Supremes, and would they be able to dissuade D.C. from appealing under the argument such a loss would dismantle gun control laws across the country? The downside seems huge compared to the comparative loss within one city. Guy Smith Author, Gun Facts [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.GunFacts.info _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
