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Supreme Court Bans Gun Bans: Top 10 Reactions
By Dana Chivvis - Politics DailyThe Supreme Court's ruling striking down a city of Chicago handgun ban has sparked immediate, thoughtful online commentary about one of the country's greatest and oldest debates: that over gun rights -- or more specifically, the relationship among governments, gun access and public safety. Surge Desk has compiled a selection of some of the responses and dialogues coming from the blogosphere as a result of today's historic judgment. Hans von Spakovsky, on the Heritage Foundation's blog, writes that this should have been an easy decision. "It is hard to believe that anyone could rationally ...
Supreme Court Extends Right to Bear Arms Nationwide
By Dana Chivvis - Politics DailyThe Supreme Court struck down a Chicago handgun ban today, confirming the Second Amendment right to bear arms for everyone across the country. The justices voted 5-4 against a 1982 ordinance outlawing the ownership of handguns for personal use in Chicago. The vote extends a decision made two years ago in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down a D.C. law banning residents from owning guns. But Heller only applied to "federal enclaves," like Washington, D.C. Today's opinion extends that ruling to cities and states. "Self-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems ...
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