The Washington Post has a profile of the plaintiffs in the DC gun ban case. (Link via Michelle Malkin)
George Lyon says he wants a gun in his home because it’s his constitutional right. Tom Palmer says he used a gun to ward off a beating. And Gillian St. Lawrence says her shotgun is useless because it has to be unloaded and have its trigger locked.
They are among the six city residents who successfully challenged the District’s long-standing gun law, winning a major ruling Friday in a case that could reach the Supreme Court. The three men and three women share a strong desire to keep guns legally in their homes in what they say is a violent city.
“We live in a society where having a handgun at home can be the difference between life and death,” Palmer said.Read more about the Circuit Court decision declaring the gun ban unconstitutional, along with a roundup of reaction to the ruling, here.
