Wheelgunner
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This is big.
Though the Devil is in the details, weapons are seen as a RIGHT. 5-4 decision (liberals decenting, of course).
As soon as decision is published I am sure it will be posted!
Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia said that an individual right to bear arms is supported by "the historical narrative" both before and after the Second Amendment was adopted.
The Constitution does not permit "the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home," Scalia said. The court also struck down Washington's requirement that firearms be equipped with trigger locks or kept disassembled, but left intact the licensing of guns.
This is big.
Though the Devil is in the details, weapons are seen as a RIGHT. 5-4 decision (liberals decenting, of course).
As soon as decision is published I am sure it will be posted!
Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia said that an individual right to bear arms is supported by "the historical narrative" both before and after the Second Amendment was adopted.
The Constitution does not permit "the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home," Scalia said. The court also struck down Washington's requirement that firearms be equipped with trigger locks or kept disassembled, but left intact the licensing of guns.