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Supreme Court to Take Up Key Handgun Case

HeadlineOct 01, 2009

The Supreme Court has decided to rule on whether state and local handgun laws violate the Second Amendment right to gun ownership it recognized last year. The 2008 decision struck down a handgun ban in Washington, DC. Justices will now decide whether handgun rights also extend beyond federal districts to the state and local level.

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