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The following groups, none of which are known to be [[conservative]], did file [[amicus curiae]] briefs in favor of [[gun control]] in this case:<ref>http://dcguncase.com/blog/case-filings/</ref>

The following groups, none of which are known to be [[conservative]], did file [[amicus curiae]] briefs in favor of [[gun control]] in this case:<ref>http://dcguncase.com/blog/case-filings/</ref>

* Brief amicus curiae of Members of [[Congress]] filed.<ref>The members of [[Congress]] who joined this brief include some of its most [[liberal]] Representatives.  The entire list of those who joined this brief is as follows: Representative Robert A. Brady (PA-01), Representative John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14), Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Representative Keith Ellison (MN-05), Representative Sam Farr (CA-17), Representative Chaka Fattah (PA-02), Representative Al Green (TX-09), Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Representative Michael Honda (CA-15), Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Representative Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04), Representative James P. Moran (VA-08), Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), Representative Maxine Waters (CA-35), Representative Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-06) and Representative Albert R. Wynn (MD-04). [http://www.gurapossessky.com/news/parker/documents/07-0290acMembersofCongress.pdf]</ref>

* Brief amicus curiae of Members of [[Congress]] filed.<ref>The members of [[Congress]] who joined this brief include some of its most [[liberal]] Representatives.  The entire list of those who joined this brief is as follows: Representative Robert A. Brady (PA-01), Representative John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14), Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Representative Keith Ellison (MN-05), Representative Sam Farr (CA-17), Representative Chaka Fattah (PA-02), Representative Al Green (TX-09), Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Representative [[Michael Honda]] (CA-15), Representative [[Zoe Lofgren]] (CA-16), Representative Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04), Representative James P. Moran (VA-08), Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), Representative [[Maxine Waters]] (CA-35), Representative Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-06) and Representative Albert R. Wynn (MD-04). [http://www.gurapossessky.com/news/parker/documents/07-0290acMembersofCongress.pdf]</ref>

* Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of [[Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence]], et al. filed.

* Brief amicus curiae of [[NAACP]] Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

* Brief amicus curiae of [[NAACP]] Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Professors of Linguistics and English Dennis E. Baron, Richard W. Bailey, and Jeffrey P. Kaplan filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Professors of Linguistics and English Dennis E. Baron, Richard W. Bailey, and Jeffrey P. Kaplan filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Adam Winkler filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Adam Winkler filed.

* Brief amici curiae of DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of [[American Jewish Committee]], et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Former Department of Justice Officials filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Former Department of Justice Officials filed.

* Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.

* Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.

* Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.<ref>This brief was submitted by the very [[liberal]] and pro-[[gun control]] states of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. In this brief, signed by Andrew Cuomo of New York, gun control supporters argue that since the purpose of the [[Second Amendment]] is to protect state militias, the Second Amendment must not be construed to limit the power of states to regulate the private ownership of firearms. [http://www.nysun.com/article/69412?page_no=1]</ref>

* Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.<ref>This brief was submitted by the very [[liberal]] and pro-[[gun control]] states of [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Hawaii]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. In this brief, signed by [[Andrew Cuomo]] of New York, gun control supporters argue that since the purpose of the [[Second Amendment]] is to protect state [[militia]]]s, the Second Amendment must not be construed to limit the power of states to regulate the private ownership of firearms. [http://www.nysun.com/article/69412?page_no=1]</ref>

* Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Criminal Justice filed.

* Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Criminal Justice filed.

* Brief amici curiae of National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Jack N. Rakove, et al. filed.

* Brief amici curiae of Jack N. Rakove, et al. filed.

The Second Amendment Sisters joined this brief in support of a right to bear arms.<ref>http://www.2asisters.org/07-290_amicus_second_amendment_sisters-southeastern_legal_foundation.pdf</ref>

The [[Second Amendment Sisters]] joined this brief in support of a right to bear arms.<ref>http://www.2asisters.org/07-290_amicus_second_amendment_sisters-southeastern_legal_foundation.pdf</ref>

== Arguments ==

== Arguments ==

==Effects==

==Effects==

The decision does not immediately have implications outside the [[District of Columbia]], because the [[Bill of Rights]] directly applies only to the Federal government.<ref>[[Barron v. Baltimore]], Chief Justice [[John Marshall]]</ref>  However, the Supreme Court is currently considering [[McDonald v. Chicago]], which argues that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms should be incorporated against the states under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].

The decision does not immediately have implications outside the [[District of Columbia]], because the [[Bill of Rights]] directly applies only to the Federal government.<ref>[[Barron v. Baltimore]], Chief Justice [[John Marshall]]</ref>  However, the Supreme Court decided June 28, 2010 [[McDonald v. Chicago]], which argues that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms should be incorporated against the states under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].

== References ==

== References ==