Supreme Court Strikes Down DC Handgun Ban
- Randy Hall - CNSNews.com
- Jun 27, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday made its first definitive pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history by ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense and hunting. The decision drew many strong reactions.
In the court's majority opinion, Justice Antonin Scalia said the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes.
But while a person has a constitutional right to own guns, that right is not unlimited, Scalia wrote.
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