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Is it your right to own a handgun?
By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing
June 26, 2008

The Supreme Court ruled today that the Constitution protects an individual's right to bear arms, the Associated Press reported.

The court shot down the District of Columbia's handgun ban as an infringement on Constitutional rights.

"The court's historic ruling reinterprets the Second Amendment for the first time in nearly 70 years, foreshadowing new challenges to local, state and federal guns laws," AP reports.

The ruling leaves room for local governments to regulate gun ownership.

Since 1976 the District has restricted handgun ownership to former or current law enforcement officers who registered their guns before 1977, TheHill.com reports.

The law permitted shotguns and hunting rifles in homes but required them to be kept unloaded and either disassembled or fitted with a trigger lock, the Web site adds.

Should the Supreme Court have shot down D.C.'s handgun ban? What are your thoughts?

Thanks for your help,

Gabe Semenza/Advocate public service editor

Comments


  • leftthistown leftthistown Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    YES is the answer to your headline

    June 28, 2008 at 5:42 p.m.

  • thewaywardwind thewaywardwind Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    Five to four.  SCOTUS overturned the D.C. ban on handguns, but the margin was small.   The wrong president nominating an idiot who thinks people shouldn't have access to guns can turn this around.  Be careful with your vote!  Remember, gun control means using BOTH hands.

    June 27, 2008 at 3:36 p.m.

  • cleric cleric Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    What's all the fuss about?  I happen to love bear arms.

    June 27, 2008 at 11:26 a.m.

  • Riverboat Riverboat Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    I am a firm believer in gun control. Aim for the head. Squeeze, don't  pull.

    June 27, 2008 at 1:34 a.m.

  • rlowery98 rlowery98 Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    what gets me is that 4 of the 9 supremes think we shouldnt have guns  and i bet it doesnt end there
    its seems there are people in this country that do not want citizens to have guns.
    i agree with gun control as long as responsible people have guns
    i have guns and i have never shot a person

    June 26, 2008 at 5:10 p.m.

  • ErnieCash ErnieCash Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    I think the crime rate in DC, which has historically been one of the highest in the nation (and that doesn't even count politics!) will likely recede a bit.
    Just a guess....
    Ernie

    June 26, 2008 at 4:18 p.m.

  • OutofTowner OutofTowner Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    Every one has the right to bear arms and everyone should have the right to bare arms.
    I am reminded of a Simpsons episode.

    June 26, 2008 at 3:48 p.m.