Law Practice
Jun. 28, 2008
Justices Reject D.C.'s Handgun Ban
The plaintiff in the gun case, Dick Heller, left, along with one of his attorneys, Clark Niely, leave the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling Thursday. The court ruled 5-4 in favor of individual ownership rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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WASHINGTON-Resolving the long and heated debate over the meaning of the constitutional right to bear arms, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun. The justices made clear, however, that this right is subject to limits.Â
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