____________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 6/27/2008 3:55:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Supreme Court Upholds Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms
____________________________________ Supreme Court Upholds Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms BELLEVUE, WA – With today's ruling on the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, America has begun "its long march back toward liberty under a Second Amendment that means what it says," the Second Amendment Foundation said. "Today's ruling by the Supreme Court should forever put to rest any contention that the right to keep and bear arms is not a fundamental, individual civil right," said SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb. "For six decades, anti-gun rights extremists have engaged in a monumental fraud that has been unfortunately perpetuated by activist judges who erroneously insisted that the right to keep and bear arms applies only to service in a militia. "Wisdom and truth have triumphed over hysteria and falsehood," he continued. "This decision makes it clear that a right 'of the people' is a right enjoyed by, and affirmed for, all citizens. It destroys a cornerstone of anti-gun rights elitism, which has fostered – through years of deceit and political demagoguery – the erosion of this important civil right. "This ruling also makes it abundantly clear that laws which ban the possession of firearms, or make it simply impossible through regulation for citizens to exercise their right to keep and bear arms, are unconstitutional and cannot stand," Gottlieb stated. "Today, America has taken a small but significant step toward restoring the Second Amendment to its proper place in our Bill of Rights. "For too many years," he observed, "Americans have seen this fundamental civil right under constant and unrelenting attack. We are hopeful that today's decision will halt an insidious campaign for citizen disarmament through legislation and regulations that have made our neighborhoods less safe, our cities less secure and our people less self-reliant, which is the trait that has made America unique among nations. "But this fight is hardly over," Gottlieb concluded. "Today's ruling is a stepping stone, the foundation upon which we can rebuild this important individual right. Our work has only just begun." Place your faith in the good-hearted people of the world and support the SAF in standing up for the rights of American citizens to bear arms! _SELECT HERE to DONATE NOW. The rights you save may be your own!_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?i/o/O6Oc4DkOBlllUnISNwzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) _ https://secure.responseenterprises.com/saf/?a=1674_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?DEFhxeoaN7zzz/CplBsyKQzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) NOTE: Be sure to _Send this Alert to EVERYONE_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?/0Eb3bmNOg0DwHl7fEJkTAzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) you know who wants to help keep the second amendment secure. Thank you! For more information about SAF go to _www.saf.org_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?jCKb5073BmGf1XZBd2/yfQzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) Sincerely For America, Second Amendment Foundation _www.saf.org_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?wonsbYbrA1lcx7l5r/vlEAzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) Send Checks To: Second Amendment Foundation James Madison Building Dept Code 1674 12500 NE 10th Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Paid for by Second Amendment Foundation Would you like to send this email to a friend? (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?89Wp+36kRN6QBrJ4vsSJOwzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) _Click Here_ (http://news.safalerts.org/c.asp?14xmWo7ok81Ouzn16D9tagzzwSCKIMD62EuHTaQ+6oLw) to be removed from this list **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
