Gun Policy News
Supreme Court Justices 'Went Head to Head' in Narrow 5-4 Gun Opinion
27 June 2008
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday embraced the long-disputed view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun for personal use, ruling 5 to 4 that there is a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense.
The landmark ruling overturned the District of Columbia ban on handguns, the strictest gun-control law in the country, and appeared certain to usher in a new round of litigation over gun rights throughout the... (GunPolicy.org)