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New York, NY, June 26, 2008 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment that the United States Supreme Court has curtailed the right of states to regulate firearms. In a 5-4 decision in District of Columbia v Heller, the Court's majority opinion held that the Constitution does not allow "the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home."
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Although the decision protects an individual's right to bear a firearm, the Court is clear that government may prohibit the possession of guns in schools, to place "conditions and qualifications" on their commercial sale, and to restrict ownership of "dangerous and unusual weapons," such as automatic weapons. State legislatures should recognize the importance of maintaining bans on the use or caching of weapons by domestic extremists. The Court also acknowledged that states can ban firearms in schools and government buildings. We urge states to ensure that these common sense restrictions continue.
We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has ignored the real-world impact of handgun violence – both within the District of Columbia and throughout the nation. We are confident that the decision leaves the states enough room for the proper regulation of dangerous firearms to keep guns out of the hands of children and especially to thwart the violent intentions of international and domestic extremist organizations.
ADL joined a coalition in filing a "friend-of-the-court" brief to the Court, contending that the Second Amendment should not be interpreted as limiting a state's authority to regulate firearms when it seeks to protect the life, liberty and property of its citizens. Rather, the brief argues, the language of the Amendment can only be reasonably read to prohibit the federal government from interfering with such state regulation.
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ADL Lists Top Issues Affecting Jews In 2008QUOTE
Jewish Groups, Courts Weigh In On Social Issues
Jewish organizations contributed significantly, through public advocacy and amicus briefs, to a series of important court decisions on social and cultural issues. In Florida, the state supreme court struck down two proposed amendments that would have eliminated long-established religious freedom protections from the Florida Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court held, for the first time, that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to have a gun for private use, despite arguments that such a ruling would make guns more readily available to extremists and domestic terrorists.Jewish groups adopted differing positions on controversial decisions by two state supreme courts, California and Connecticut, prohibiting bans on same-sex marriage, and also addressed the fallout from a California ballot proposition that sought to reverse that state's position.
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Does ADL oppose Israeli citizens keeping and bearing arms for defense of self and state?
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