The U.S. Supreme Court declared Monday that individual gun rights under the Second Amendment apply and may be used to block enforcement of certain restrictive state and local gun control ordinances. By a 5-4 vote along the court's familiar ideological lines, the justices jeopardized two Illinois ordinances and threw hundreds more around the nation into doubt. At the same time, however, the court reiterated its view that lawmakers could continue to impose certain reasonable restrictions on gun ownership and possession.
Full story: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/28/supreme-court-ruling-backs-individual-gun-rights/
Full story: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/28/supreme-court-ruling-backs-individual-gun-rights/
