Civil Rights
Nov. 21, 2007
High Court to Consider D.C. Handgun Ban
WASHINGTON - Setting up the biggest gun-rights case in nearly 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide the constitutionality of a Washington, D.C., law that bars city residents from possessing handguns.
By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Setting up the biggest gun-rights case in nearly 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide the constitutionality of a Washington, D.C., law that bars city residents from possessing handguns.
The closely watched dispute will give the justices the opportunity to rule on whether the Second Amendment gives private...
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Setting up the biggest gun-rights case in nearly 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide the constitutionality of a Washington, D.C., law that bars city residents from possessing handguns.
The closely watched dispute will give the justices the opportunity to rule on whether the Second Amendment gives private...
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