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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Briefs filed for DC v. Heller

Most of the NRA-affiliated State Associations have collaborated on an amicus brief for DC v. Heller. Here is a Washington Post story on this case and the case's Wikipedia entry. The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association has assisted with this brief for what will probably be the most important Second Amendment ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in our lifetimes. The brief can be found here.

Members of the U.S. House and Senate have also signed an amicus brief for DC v. Heller. 55 Senators and 250 Representatives signed the brief. The list of signers is here. The following Ohio legislators signed this amicus brief: Representatives Boehner, Chabot, Hobson, Jordan, LaTourette, Latta, Pryce, Ryan, Schmidt, Space, Tiberi, Turner, and Wilson and Senator Voinovich. In addition, 31 states, including Ohio, have filed a separate amicus brief in support of overturning the DC gun ban. Attorney General Marc Dann represented Ohio as co-counsel for this brief.

Ohio's own Buckeye Firearms Association has also filed an amicus brief, as has the NRA. All briefs and a great deal of other information about this case can be found here.