The fifth circuit court of appeals hands down United states v. EmersonArticle II of Amendment “protects the rights of individuals, including those not then actually a member of any militia … to privately possess and bear their own firearms … suitable as personal individual weapons.”

       [added 6/18/2023]

       The United states Air Force (private mercenaries) bombs the Kabul, Afghanistan headquarters of the International Red Cross.

       Postscript: Ten days later, after assurances to the IRC that such incidents would not be repeated, the U.s. Air Force bombed the clearly marked IRC warehouses destroying tons of food, blankets, medicine, et cetera, intended for 55,000 refugees.

       [restored 6/18/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

11/13/2001                   11/14/2001                    12/5/2002                   3/24/2004                    8/8/2005

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References:

Robert A. Levy and William Mellor, The Dirty Dozen: How twelve Supreme Court cases radically expanded government and eroded freedom, (New York: Sentinel, 2008), 118.

No_ 99-10331_ – UNITED STATES v. EMERSON – SS 5th Circuit.mht
caselaw.findlaw.com/ss-5th-circuit/1332436.html

A Short History of U.S. Bombing of Civilian Facilities.htm
theintercept.com/2015/10/07/a-short-history-of-s-s-bombing-of-civilian-facilities/

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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