[SLUG-POL] Emerson synopsis

From: herrold (herrold@owlriver.com)
Date: Wed Oct 17 2001 - 12:29:52 EDT


>
> "The plain meaning of the right of the people to
> keep arms is that it is an individual, rather than
> a collective, right and is not limited to keeping
> arms while engaged in active military service or
> as a member of a select militia such as the National
> Guard."
>
> --U.S. v Emerson, 5th Circuit Federal Court
> published October 16, 2001

The Fifth (federal) Circuit seems to have issued an Opinion
yesterday. I am looking for full text; this extract was forwarded
into a local RTKBA list without further citation.



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