There is some division of opinion among Federal Courts regarding the nature of the Second Amendment's grant of a right to bear arms. I noticed that this recent decision from the District of Columbia Federal Court of Appeals contained an unusually clear discussion of judicial interpretation of the Second Amendment. Unless you are an aficionado of the complex legal issues surrounding the jurisdiction of federal courts, I suggest you turn your attention to section III of the opinion, starting on page 12, where the discussion begins in earnest. I have included a link to the PDF of the opinion which contains the old-world beauty of typeset appellate opinions. (3/2007) Parker v. District of Columbia (DC Ct. App 2007)