Supreme Court to Hear Case on Local, State Handgun Laws

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The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a challenge to Chicago's handgun ban -- a major case that could once again embroil the court in controversy over interpreting gun rights, NPR reported Tuesday. The court struck down the District of Columbia's similar gun ban last year in a case that was widely regarded as one of the most important of its kind in many years.

With the high court having bolstered Second Amendment rights when federal laws are involved, the plaintiff in McDonald v. Chicago is now seeking those protections for state and local laws. Constitutions in 44 states already protect gun rights independently of the Constitution.

Supreme Court to Debate Local, State Handgun Laws [NPR]

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