Heller v. DC: Showdown at SOTUS Corral

The United States Supreme Court has decided only one significant case involving the Second Amendment, and that was almost 70 years ago. Writes Nelson Lund in a useful summary of the various positions on the Heller case for Heritage. Next week, the Court will return to the issue when it hears arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller. This is a test case brought by a D.C. special police officer who carries a gun while on duty. Under D.C.’s extremely restrictive gun control laws, he is forbidden to keep a handgun, or an operable rifle or shotgun, in his home.

Hattip: Volokh Conspiracy, which also directed folks to the Washington Post poll on gun control (helpful, since I pretty much just live and breathe Iraq out here - It's embarrassing) which shows (a) a strong national trend toward an individual right, (b) a pretty even split on gun control, although the pro seem more passionate, and (c) a surprisingly high number of people in WashDC supporting the gun ban despite shopping at what is widely known as "The UnSafeway". Volokh inspired me to go to the NYTimes to see what they had to say, which includes a story on fights within the Administration about who is more in support of the Second Amendment (which Volokh has also linked to, so there you go).