A bid farewell to arms

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090401977_2.html?nav=hcmodule&sub=AR

Ask yourself, are shotguns and rifles, considered more dangerous than a handgun? Shotguns have extreme firepower capability, the mere sight of the can scare the hell out of anyone. And rifles, most rifles can pick someone off from the distance of a football field, or further. But a handgun dangerous? Something so small, in comparison to a shotgun, seems kinda wimpy.
The District of Columbia has a entirely different view. Their view on handguns, is that they are the leading cause of firearm related deaths in America. Why? Because big things come in small packages. The very fact that a handgun can be craft fully concealed scares the hell out of everyday citizens. And it is because of this that the District of Columbia has asked the Supreme Court, to uphold their ban on handguns.
However shotguns, and rifles will still be allowed. Unless you are a either an active police officer, or a retired police officer, in which case it is OK to own a handgun. This all was going to happen until 3 judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals voted on this law. And 2 to 1, it was decided to do away with he Districts law, banning handguns. And it struck down a law requiring that rifles and shotguns kept in private homes be unloaded and disassembled or bound by trigger locks.
After all the Second Amendment states ""Arms" and handguns are considered arms, same as shotguns, and rifles. Part of the petition said "States remain free to regulate arms within their boundaries so long as they do not thereby deprive the United States of the ability to obtain the assistance of an armed citizenry in time of need."
This raises the question. If the Second Amendment forbids the Court from banning handguns, because they are considered as arms. This very question grabs the Districts lawyers by the balls. But they say that still being able to own shotguns, and rifles will "satisfy" the desire of the law's challengers for a means of self-protection.