The Bush Administration Argues For Gun Control

My displeasure with the Bush administration has been continuously increasing. This is the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

On Friday, the Bush administration’s Justice Department entered into the fray over the District of Columbia’s 1976 handgun ban by filing a brief to the Supreme Court that effectively supports the ban.

If the Supreme Court accepts the Bush administration’s interpretation of our right to keep and bear arms, we will see the DC gun ban stay in existence–setting a precedent for numerous gun control laws to go forth all over the nation.

Alan Gura, the attorney who will be representing those challenging the ban before the Supreme Court, accused the Bush administration of “basically siding with the District of Columbia.”

The Los Angeles Times said Sunday, “gun-control advocates never expected to get a boost from the Bush administration.”

The Supreme Court can of course ignore the Bush administration’s advice, but the Justice Department brief does carry significant weight. But all is not lost.

President Bush has the power to fix this by ordering that the Justice Department brief be withdrawn or significantly amended.

It will take an uprising by voters to rein in the Justice Department. Let’s start that today.

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To read an article, by John Lott, click here: The Bush DOJ shoots at the Second Amendment

To read an article from the Washington Post, click here: Justice Dept. Critical Of Appellate Ruling On D.C. Handgun Ban