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Seattle`s proposed gun-free zone

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels recently proposed a gun ban on city of Seattle property, which we wrote about here. The decision was especially puzzling because of the monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in D.C. v. Heller, where the Court said the Second Amendment protects an individual`s right to bear arms -- it`s not an antiquated right preserved only for militia men.

Read About It: Washington Law Examiner

Posted: 8/13/2008 9:54:44 AM

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