Nov 5th, 2008 · The Supreme Court's ruling this summer that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms has added fuel to the ongoing national debate about guns. A panel of six experts takes on the proposition "Guns Reduce Crime" in an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.
Sep 10th, 2008 · Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was on the campaign trail Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia. In Dayton, Obama touted his education reform plan and criticized President Bush on Iraq. Later, the Illinois senator reaffirmed his belief in the Second Amendment right to own guns to a crowd in rural Virginia.
Jul 26th, 2008 · Disney is leading a group of businesses that are fighting a new Florida state law that allows employees to bring their guns to work if they leave them in their parked cars. Disney says the law doesn't apply to it because its nightly fireworks show falls under a provision that exempts companies that "use, store or transport explosives." The NRA says Disney is violating the Second Amendment; Disney says it's maintaining workplace safety.
Jun 27th, 2008 · The Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Washington, D.C., gun ban revives a national debate over Second Amendment rights and gun control.
Jun 27th, 2008 · The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the first time that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects an individual's right to own a gun. Advocates of gun rights say there will be a flood of lawsuits attempting to have regulations on gun ownership eased, and they expect those efforts to be successful. Big city mayors and police chiefs are predicting an increase in gun violence.
Jun 26th, 2008 · The Supreme Court for the first time ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to own a gun. The 5-4 opinion said the justices expect new cases to test the boundaries of government limits on those lawfully held guns.
Jun 26th, 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 conclusive interpretation of the Second Amendment since its ratification in 1791.
Jun 26th, 2008 · In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared for the first time that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. The court said gun ownership is an individual right, not connected with military service, and that it can be regulated in some ways.