>From: "SAF Alerts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: SAF, CCRKBA File Brief Supporting Right To Bear Arms Case in >Washington, D.C. >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:56:12 -0700 > > > Second Amendment Foundation > > > NEWS RELEASE SAF, CCRKBA FILE BRIEF SUPPORTING RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS CASE IN >WASHINGTON, D.C. BELLEVUE, WA The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and >Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) have joined >with the Madison Society and a >dozen law professors from major universities in filing a Brandeis brief in >a Washington, D.C. case that has significant implications on the individual >right to keep and bear arms. > >The case, Shelly Parker et al v. District of Columbia could result in a >landmark ruling on the meaning and authority of the Second Amendment. > >SAF founder and CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. Gottlieb said the Parker case has >the potential of bringing the Second Amendment clearly, and unmistakably >into focus as an individual civil right. > >In their brief, SAF, CCRKBA and their partners noted that the Parker case >challenges the quasi-religious faith that believes more firearms will >result in more violent crime. Instead, they argue that there is ample >research which shows nations with more gun ownership generally have lower >violent crime and murder rates than nations that forbid guns. > >The brief further notes that handgun prohibitions, like the one now in >effect in the capitol, >invariably fail to reduce violence. In the five years prior to enactment >of the Districts handgun ban, the murder rate fell, but in the five years >after the ban took effect, the murder rate went back up. In the ensuing >decades, the Districts murder rate has been the highest in America >excepting the few years when it came in second or third. > >The brief cites two recent gun law surveys, by the National Academy of >Sciences and by the Centers for Disease Control, which both admitted they >could find no gun control measure that had reduced violent crime, gun >accidents or suicides. > > The Parker case challenges the political correctness of a gun ban to its >core, Gottlieb stated. We believe this case will demonstrate that a civil >right is not subject to the political whim of any municipal government, and >that the Bill of Rights may not be suspended at the city limits. > >Joining the Organization Amici were George Mason University law professors >Lloyd Cohen, >Michael Krauss and Dean Daniel Polsby; and Professors Nicholas Johnson, >Fordham University; David Mayer, Capital University; Leonard Nelson, >Samford University; Joseph Olson, Hamline University; Glenn Harlan >Reynolds, University of Tennessee; William Schroeder, Southern Illinois >University; Robert Turner, University of Virginia; and Andrew Morris and >Dale Nance, Case Western Reserve University. > >-END- > >< Please e-mail, distribute, and circulate to friends and family > >Copyright © 2006 Second Amendment Foundation, All Rights Reserved.Second >Amendment Foundation >James Madison Building >12500 N.E. Tenth Place >Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425-454-7012 >Toll Free: 800-426-4302 >FAX: 425-451-3959 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To stop receiving these alerts, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with REMOVE in the subject line. This email >was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To ensure removal, please include >this address in your reply. >To ensure your alerts are delivered to your inbox (and not inadvertently >diverted to a bulk or junk email folder by spam filters), be sure to add >[EMAIL PROTECTED] to your email address book or contact list. > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
