Dr. John R. Lott of the University of Maryland will debate Attorney Richard Withers of the City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau this coming Tuesday, Oct. 16, on D.C. v. Heller: the Constitutionality of the D.C. Handgun Ban. The D.C. Circuit has ruled that the ban is unconstitutional; if the US Supreme Court grants cert, it will be the first Second Amendment case since the 1930s. The debate will take place at noon in Sensenbrenner Hall Room 325, free lunch provided.
Prof. Richard Esenberg of the Law School faculty will moderate. The event is sponsored by the Federalist Society.
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Isn’t it Parker v. DC?
It _was_ “Parker vs. DC”, but since Ms. Parker and all other plaintiffs _except_ Mr. Heller were denied standing on appeal, and because it is DC appealing at this point, and due to Supreme Court naming conventions, it is now known as “DC vs. Heller”.
If I understand the logic of “Parker v. DC”, the claim is that “otherwise law abiding persons†have a right to own and carry fire-arms.
Then shouldn’t “otherwise law abiding persons†have a right to own and carry drugs and drug paraphernalia?
Further, “Parker” seems to claim that the individual right to bear arms preceded the framing of the Constitution and was passed on to us. Prior to the Constitution, were there laws restricting the use of drugs, or alcohol?
I’d love to attend the forum, but I have a prior commitment.
sean s.
And I’m in law school… thanks for clearing that up Carl…