Report Summary October 31, 2008
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Gun Rights Debates
Should restrictions on firearms be relaxed?

In its second major gun-rights decision in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 28 that the Second Amendment's guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to state and local gun-control statutes. The case is McDonald v. Chicago. . . . .

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Gun rights debates. (2008, October 31). CQ Researcher, 18, 889-912. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
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