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US Supreme Court Rules Americans Have Right to Own Guns (1/2)
Dictation & Translation:
Writing for the 5-member court majority, Justice Antonin Scalia said the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does protect the rights of individuals to own firearms for personal use. Legal scholars have long debated whether the Second Amendment guaranteed the right of individuals to possess firearms, or if it nearly merely applied to state militias.
在写给五人法庭大多数成员时，法官Antonin Scalia表示美国宪法第二修正案的确维护了人们出于私人用途而拥有枪支的权力。法学家就第二修正案是保证个体枪支持有权还是仅适用于国家民兵进行了长期的辩论。
Attorney Alan Gura says the high court's historic ruling makes it clear that individuals do have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Gura represented a Washington, D.C. resident who wanted the city's 32-year-old ban on handguns struck down.
Alan Gura律师表示，高院历史性的法律明确规定个人享有持有武器的宪法权利。Gura代表了一位华盛顿希望解除该城市32年枪禁的居民。
"People do have an individual right to keep arms, as rule point that is very important to remember. That means that the government cannot ban guns, it cannot regulate guns out of existence. We feel that today is a fantastic day for everyone to get in liberty once again."
“人们应当有持有武器的个人权利，记住这是非常重要的。这意味着政府不能禁止枪支，不能消灭枪支。我们觉得今天是又一次实现公民自由权的美妙的一天。”
Gura represented security guard Dick Heller. Heller lives in a high-crime section of Washington and challenged the city's handgun ban so he could defend himself.
Gura代表保安Dick Heller。Heller居住在华盛顿犯罪高发区，解除枪禁意味着他可以自卫。
Tips:
1. legal scholar：法学家，法学者
2. bear：持有，拥有
3. regulate：控制，管理
posted @ 2008-06-29 09:53
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