DC v. Heller: The Verdict is In

As Americans we do in fact have a constitutional right to own guns for self-defense and hunting... The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. The court’s 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. Associated Press

Related Links: Second Amendment Project The Independence Institute Press Release David Kopel on News Radio 850KOA The DC v. Heller Independence Institute Amicus Brief Jon and David post decision Podcast The Supreme Court’s opinion Justice Stephen Breyer’s dissenting opinion cites the Indpendence Institute's brief four times (Starting on page 68) PajamasMedia: Constitution Is Big Winner in D.C. Gun Case David praised in the Wall Street Journal David's Human Events article David's Reason article

Independent Thinking The Telluride Amendment: This Land WAS Your Land	Friday's Funny
In a stunning State Supreme Court decision, local governments now have the power to condemn property outside their own boundaries just because they don't like how the land is being utilized. Read more... Schedule of Upcoming IT Episodes on KBDI	www.politixcartoons.com

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the cauldron, by caldara iVoices Podcast Ed is Watching Patient Power Now Ethical Standards for Colorado Property Rights Project
New on Youtube: RTD a History of Deception Daniel Gallegos gives his personal account of RTD's deception regarding his family's properties some 20 years ago. This historical account is important information that must be shared, especially in Colorado's current climate of eminent domain and FasTracks. It's imperative that those who may be in the path of such transportation projects learn as much as they can before they are faced with the same prospects Daniel and his family encountered in the late 1980's. Visit the Property Rights Multimedia page to see more videos related to property rights in Colorado.
China Prepares for the Olympics
Communist China has desperately been trying to put on a friendly face for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But with China's thuggish oppression of Tibet on full display to the world, the regime in Beijing is showing its true colors.   Check out some of the Independence Institute's work on the misery China exports around the globe. Read more...
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