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DC's Handgun Ban Heads to Supreme Court

Justices get unprecedented crack at Second Amendment

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Mar 16, 2008 1:57 PM CDT

(Newser) – John Roberts' Supreme Court will get a rare crack at an undefined piece of the Bill of Rights this week when it examines whether Washington, DC's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. Though Americans' right to bear arms has been debated for 200 years, reports...   Read full story »

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