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US Supreme Court Overrules Chicago Handgun Ban, Weakens Gun Control
28 June 2010
BBC News
The US Supreme Court has restricted the rights of state and city governments to enforce controls on gun ownership.
The US's highest court ruled by 5-4 that a ban on handgun ownership in the city of Chicago was unconstitutional.
Justices said the US Constitution protected the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defence.
The ruling could potentially change laws on gun ownership in many of the 50 US states.
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