randy48
10-11-2000, 03:23 PM
I just finished a little reading at a few sites, this will be of interest to many of
Be sure to read "Second Admendment in the Courts!" http://www.saf.org
This should get you interested:
August 22, 2000
Dear Mr. XXXX:
Thank you for your letter dated August 11, 2000, in which you question certain statements you understand to have been made by an attorney for the United States during oral argument before the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Emerson. Your letter states that the attorney indicated that the United States believes ?that it could ?take guns away from the public,? and ?restrict ownership of rifles, pistols and shotguns from all people.?? You ask whether the response of the attorney for the United States accurately reflects the position of the Department of Justice and whether it is indeed the government?s position ?that the Second Amendment of the Constitution does not extend to the people as an individual right.?
I was not present at the oral argument you reference, and I have been informed that the court of appeals will not make the transcript or tape of the argument available to the public (or to the Department of Justice). I am informed, however, that counsel for the United States in United States v. Emerson, Assistant United States Attorney William Mateja, did indeed take the position that the Second Amendment does not extend an individual right to keep and bear arms.
More interesting reading: http://www.keepandbeararms.com
Be sure to read "Second Admendment in the Courts!" http://www.saf.org
This should get you interested:
August 22, 2000
Dear Mr. XXXX:
Thank you for your letter dated August 11, 2000, in which you question certain statements you understand to have been made by an attorney for the United States during oral argument before the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Emerson. Your letter states that the attorney indicated that the United States believes ?that it could ?take guns away from the public,? and ?restrict ownership of rifles, pistols and shotguns from all people.?? You ask whether the response of the attorney for the United States accurately reflects the position of the Department of Justice and whether it is indeed the government?s position ?that the Second Amendment of the Constitution does not extend to the people as an individual right.?
I was not present at the oral argument you reference, and I have been informed that the court of appeals will not make the transcript or tape of the argument available to the public (or to the Department of Justice). I am informed, however, that counsel for the United States in United States v. Emerson, Assistant United States Attorney William Mateja, did indeed take the position that the Second Amendment does not extend an individual right to keep and bear arms.
More interesting reading: http://www.keepandbeararms.com