Supreme Court declines to clarify gun rights question – The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Supreme Court declines to clarify gun rights question

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In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment establishes a fundamental right of law-abiding individuals to keep a handgun in their home for self-protection. In 2010, the high court extended that ruling to apply Second Amendment guarantees beyond federal enclaves like Washington, D.C., to all state and local jurisdictions.

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2 Responses to Supreme Court declines to clarify gun rights question – The Christian Science Monitor

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