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July 2008
- Lewis Cited for Gun at Airport
  
  Associated Press | Jul 29, 08 10:20 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Police confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas. Authorities cited Lewis for carrying an unloaded concealed weapon at the Vegas airport. His manager says it's a harmless prop, unable to fire. Cops aren't so sure. If that were true, "it wouldn't be a weapon and we couldn't cite him for carrying a weapon," said one. More »
  
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  airport security • handgun • Jerry Lewis
- DC Still Defying Court on Guns
  
  Reason Magazine | Jul 23, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The District of Columbia is defying the Supreme Court with efforts to preserve the handgun ban deemed unconstitutional last month, Jacob Sullum writes in Reason . A new law changes the wording of the controversial “disassemble and trigger-lock” provision, meaning owners won’t be allowed to keep guns loaded and must wait for a “reasonably perceived threat”—a complication that could prove fatal to a homeowner under attack, Sullum notes. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • gun • Second Amendment • handgun • handgun ban • District of Columbia
June 2008
- 'Open Carriers' Aim to Make Guns an Accessory
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 7, 08 6:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A growing number of gun owners are tired of concealing their weapons when they're out and about, reports the Los Angeles Times . In most states, it's perfectly legal to walk around with a gun in plain view. Backers of the "open carry" movement think it's time to start doing just that, to make the public realize that gun owners are just regular people. More »
  
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  gun • gun control • weapon • handgun • firearms • concealed weapon • concealed-weapons laws
March 2008
- Supremes Appear Set to KO DC's Handgun Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 18, 08 2:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court looks ready to declare Washington, DC’s handgun ban unconstitutional, the LA Times report. The justices heard oral arguments in the landmark Second Amendment case today, and swing voter Anthony Kennedy said, “In my view, there is a general right to bear arms.” At issue is whether the provision applies only to state militias or if it protects an individual right to own weapons. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • Washington DC • John Roberts • Second Amendment • Constitution • Anthony Kennedy • constitutional law • gun ban • John Paul Stevens • handgun
- Court Hears Gun Case Today
  
  USA Today | Mar 18, 08 9:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One of the oldest and most hotly debated constitutional amendments—the right to bear arms—comes under scrutiny by the Supreme Court today. The court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Washington DC's stringent ban on handguns. The ruling, which will arrive in June, is sure to have a major impact on the national debate over firearms, USA Today notes. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • Department of Justice • Washington DC • gun control • John Roberts • John Ashcroft • Second Amendment • Anthony Kennedy • constitutional law • gun ban • handgun • National Rifle Association • Scotus
- DC's Handgun Ban Heads to Supreme Court
  
  Washington Post | Mar 16, 08 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 the Washington Post, the court will clarify whether the Constitution guarantees an individual right to gun ownership or if it relates only to militia service. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • Washington DC • gun control • Second Amendment • Constitution • constitutional law • gun ban • handgun • Bill of Rights
February 2008
- Lover Airs NIU Shooter's Letter
  
  CNN | Feb 18, 08 6:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The girlfriend of the gunman who murdered five students at Northern Illinois University Thursday talked to him every day last week, including the night before the shooting spree, and detected nothing amiss. "He wasn't erratic. He wasn't delusional. He was Steve; he was normal," Jessica Baty, 28, told CNN. Steven Kazmierczak, who killed himself after the carnage, sent her parting gifts and a love letter that read: "You've done so much for me, and I truly do love you. Don't forget about me!" More »
  
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  antidepressant • Northern Illinois University • handgun • Steven Kazmierczak • murder suicide • criminal justice • campus shooting • Disney World • Jessica Baty • Urbana-Champaign
- Cheney Bucks Bush, Wants DC Gun Ban Overturned
  
  Washington Post | Feb 9, 08 8:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Dick Cheney yesterday went against his own administration, signing a Congressional brief which urges the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that found Washington DC's handgun ban to be unconstitutional. In so doing Cheney took a stronger Second Amendment stance than his boss, the Washington Post reports, adding that it's probably unprecedented for a Veep to go this far off the reservation. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Dick Cheney • gun control • Second Amendment • Constitution • constitutional law • gun ban • handgun
November 2007
- Supreme Court Will Hear Landmark Gun Case
  
  SCOTUSblog | Nov 20, 07 1:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear its first case on the meaning of the Second Amendment in 68 years. At question is the scope of the “right to bear arms”: A circuit court ruled last year that it applied to individuals' guns, but the city of Washington argued it guaranteed only a collective right for groups such as the National Guard, SCOTUSblog reports. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • Washington DC • gun • ban • Second Amendment • Constitution • National Guard • constitutional law • gun ban • handgun

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