Wednesday
Oct072009
Lawmakers Take Aim At Supreme Court Handgun Case
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 3:43PM
Travis Martinez, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service
During a press conference Wednesday, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) urged fellow lawmakers to file a brief that would inform the Supreme Court of Congressional opinion regarding McDonald v. City of Chicago, a key second amendment case.
“My colleagues and I are authoring this ... brief so that the Supreme Court knows members of Congress will, once again, show Congressional intent that gun rights and the right of self-defense are individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” said Hutchison.
The petitioners in McDonald v. City of Chicago are attempting to overturn a ban on handguns in Chicago, Illinois.
During a press conference Wednesday, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) urged fellow lawmakers to file a brief that would inform the Supreme Court of Congressional opinion regarding McDonald v. City of Chicago, a key second amendment case.
“My colleagues and I are authoring this ... brief so that the Supreme Court knows members of Congress will, once again, show Congressional intent that gun rights and the right of self-defense are individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” said Hutchison.
The petitioners in McDonald v. City of Chicago are attempting to overturn a ban on handguns in Chicago, Illinois.
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