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Senator Dianne Feinstein On the Supreme Court’s Ruling Overturning the DC Handgun Ban

Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey

As Stuart noted below, today, the Supreme Court declared “that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to have a gun, not just the right of the states to maintain militias.”
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in the landmark 5-to-4 decision, said the Constitution does not allow “the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used [...]

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Supreme Court Strikes Down DC Gun Ban In Historic Decision

Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill

Today the US Supreme Court struck down the Washington DC ban on handguns. While not necessarily impacting any other law or regulation, it was the first time in the history of the United States that the Court had handed down an opinion directly on the 2nd Amendment.
The decision was 5-4 with Justice John Paul Stevens [...]

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