Posted
6/29/2010 05:36:00 PM
by Douglas
The Supremes came around to recognizing the second amendment as the other nine amendments are
interpreted.The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in the Chicago area, but signaled that some limitations on the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" could survive legal challenges.
That's all we need to know about that.