sentences:  2002), which opposed the right.The Supreme Court ruling in "United States v. Miller", 307 U.S. 174 (1939) was interpreted to support both sides of the issue.In February 2003, the six residents of District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, a local law (part of the District of Columbia Code) enacted pursuant to District of Columbia home rule.