Thursday, June 26, 2008



High court strikes down gun ban

CNN International - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation's capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear ...


The Supreme Court Got It Right!
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
By Lis Wiehl The Supreme Court got it right! The court ruled that an absolute ban on handguns is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment’s right to bear ...
Supreme Court finds individual right to own guns
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time in US history, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that individual Americans have the right to own ...
McCain Praises Supreme Court Gun Decision
Washington Post, United States - 49 minutes ago
Sen. John McCain praised the Supreme Court decision striking down the District's gun ban in a move that will surely please gun owners and the National Rifle ...
Jeff Coen | Tribune reporter
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
Chicago's handgun ban, which has lasted for more than a quarter-century, came under threat Thursday when the Supreme Court decided that Washington DC's law ...
Gun control advocate: NJ laws not threatened
Newsday, NY - 53 minutes ago
By JEFFREY GOLD | AP Writer NEWARK, NJ - A gun control advocate says New Jersey's tough firearms laws are not threatened by a US Supreme Court ruling that ...
Individual Gun Rights Protected, Top US Court Says (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Greg Stohr June 26 (Bloomberg) -- A divided US Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects individual gun rights, striking down the District of ...
Supreme Court overturns DC gun ban
NECN, MA - 1 hour ago
(NECN/ABC) - In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court made its first definitive pronouncement on gun rights in US history. Writing for the majority, ...
Gun control The Supreme Court opens fire
Economist, UK - 1 hour ago
AP AFTER 217 years, the Supreme Court appears at last to have settled one of the most hotly disputed questions in American constitutional law: who has the ...
Democrats And Guns
Atlantic Online - 53 minutes ago
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Heller case is fair and appropriate. It affirms that the Second Amendment right to own firearms is an individual right ...
Raw Data: McCain on Supreme Court’s Ruling on DC Handgun Ban
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
by FOXNews.com “Today’s decision is a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom in the United States. For this first time in the history of our Republic ...
Reactions to the Supreme Court striking down the DC gun ban
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Some reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting: ___ "This opinion should usher in ...
DC's Gun Ban Is History (Updated)
Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago
In its first ruling in 70 years on the meaning of the Second Amendment, the US Supreme Court today decided that the Constitution guarantees an individual ...
The Supreme Court embraces the Second Amendment
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
For a long time, the Supreme Court did its best to avoid the implications of the Second Amendment's reference to "the right of the people to keep and bear ...
Americans Support Gun Rights and Gun Bans
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Jon Cohen In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today overturned a 32-year-old District of Columbia law limiting private gun ownership, for the first ...
Daley: Supreme Court decision 'frightening'
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
AP CHICAGO - Mayor Richard Daley says he doesn't know if the Supreme Court decision striking down Washington's handgun ban will affect a similar law in ...
FACTBOX - US capital's strict gun-control law
Reuters - 56 minutes ago
(Reuters) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, for the first time in the country's history, that individual Americans have the right to own guns for ...
High Court's First Major Look at Second Amendment
NPR - 1 hour ago
NPR.org, June 26, 2008 · The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to overturn the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns is the high court's first ...
Handgun makers gain on Supreme Court ruling
MarketWatch - 56 minutes ago
By William Spain, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of two publicly traded firearms manufacturers were on the rise Thursday, gaining on the heels ...
Post Metro Columnist
Washington Post, United States - 50 minutes ago
Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of ...
US top court upholds right to own guns, rejects handgun ban
AFP - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, ending a ban on owning handguns in the ...
Viewer Comments On The Supreme Court Gun Ruling
CBS2 Chicago, IL - 1 hour ago
We asked if you agree with the US Supreme Court's decision that Americans may own guns for hunting and protection. Here are your responses. ...
Supreme Court Overturns DC Handgun Ban
Mother Jones, CA - 1 hour ago
So much for that vaunted era of good will on the Roberts court. The media have been suggesting all year that after all its splintered, contentious decisions ...
Justice rules city's handgun ban unconstitutional
CNN Political Ticker - 2 hours ago
A gun ownership supporter holds a placard in March outside the Supreme Court in Washington. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a ...
Supreme Court's ruling will continue the arming of America
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Gun advocates scored a major victory over gun-control forces Thursday. ...
Supreme Court shoots down DC gun ban
McClatchy Washington Bureau, DC - 1 hour ago
Dick Anthony Heller who brought the gun rights case decided by the Supreme Court. | View larger image By Michael Doyle | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — A ...
Gun Ban Overturned in Testy Week for High Court
NPR - 1 hour ago
Tell Me More, June 26, 2008 · Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, proclaimed the US Supreme Court today in its first ...
Supreme Court finally gets one right
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
By Ross Balano, Midwest Voices Columnist 2008 After some poor rulings lately, The Supreme Court of the United States finally got one right today when they ...
Mark Souder lauds gun ruling
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 53 minutes ago
US Rep. Mark Souder released the following statement Thursday regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of District of Columbia v. ...
High Court Nullifies Gun Ban, Declares Individuals Have Right to ...
CQPolitics.com, DC - 1 hour ago
By Seth Stern, CQ Staff The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Washington, DC, law banning handguns and declared for the first time that the Second ...

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