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Subject: DC Court Refuses to Reverse
From: AlertsList at FirearmsCoalition.org (Firearms Coalition)
Date: Tue May 8 16:46:35 2007
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has refused the District of Columbia's request for an en banc (full court) rehearing of a three
judge panels decision overturning a portion of DC's restrictive gun laws on Second Amendment grounds.
The District is expected to now appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
We will keep you posted.
Thirty three dead after shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. All of the victims were unarmed. The murderer killed himself.
Virginia Tech forbids students and faculty from possessing firearms n campus, even when they have valid concealed weapons permits.
The Tennessee State House saw the critical lesson of the Virginia Tech tragedy and took immediate action. Let's hope the State Senate follows suite and the Governor will quickly sign this into law.