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In reply to the discussion: How (not) to convince people to support gun control. [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)In the 2008 Heller case, the non-criminal was a police officers. He was allowed to carry his firearm while on dury in the District of Columbia but, under DC law, was not allowed to have his firearm in his home while off-duty for self-defense or to deter a need for self-defense.
In the 2010 McDonald case, the non-criminal was a long-term homeowner in a Chicago neighborhoods which had changed to being a gang-infested neighborhood. He was also a robbery victim from a home invader while in his home. He was not allowed to own a firearm in his home for self-defense or to deter a need for self-defense while the police were not making an adequate effort to take firearms away from the street thugs and home invaders.
If you won't distinguish between criminals and noncriminals, you will never have support from those who do.