Lock and Load
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| Author(s) | The New York Times editorial board |
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| Source | The New York Times |
| Date | June 27, 2008 |
| URL | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/opinion/27fri1.html |
| Quote | "Even if there were a constitutional right to possess guns for nonmilitary uses, constitutional rights are not absolute. The First Amendment guarantees free speech, but that does not mean that laws cannot prohibit some spoken words, like threats to commit imminent violent acts. In his dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer argued soundly that whatever right gun owners have to unimpeded gun use is outweighed by the District of Columbia’s “compelling” public-safety interests."
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This item argues against the position Supreme Court was correct in its ruling on the topic District of Columbia v. Heller.
