DC is WRONG! Second Amendment Rights for the Individual

DC is WRONG! Second Amendment Rights for the Individual

The Supreme Court ruled today that the handgun, rifle, and shotgun ban in Washington D.C. was an egregious violation of the 2nd Amendment, affirming that it is the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, not just in the form of a government regulated militia.

More to follow as details and the rulings are released later today.

Update 1: Ruling was a 5-4 decision, with Scalia writing for the majority, which included Kennedy, Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, and Alito. Stevens wrote for the minority, joined by Ginsberg, Breyers, and Souter.

This ruling does NOT impact the ban on ownership of guns by felons and the mentally insane, nor does it affect current standing restrictions on the sales of firearms. (Delay, permit checks, licenses, etc.)

–J.L.