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Supreme Court Says 2nd Amendment Applies to States

JUNE 28, 2010 by SHELDON RICHMAN

Just in from the New York Times:

The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that the Second Amendment, which forbids Congress from infringing the right to keep and bear arms, applies to state and local governments as well. The case, McDonald v. Chicago, No. 08-1521, involved a challenge to the City of Chicago’s gun control law, regarded as among the strictest in the nation. The justices did not strike down the Chicago law directly, but remanded the case to a lower court for review, where it appeared likely to be struck down under today’s decision.

This looks like a partial — but not a complete — victory for champions of the Second Amendment. The Wall Street Journal‘s news alert said, “The justices on Monday cast doubt on a Chicago area handgun ban, but also signaled in their 5-4 decision that less severe restrictions could survive legal challenges.”