Summary


When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Washington, D.C., law banning possession of handguns last year, it left open questions about what restrictions - if any - may be placed on the Second Amendment.

We're about to find out. Last week, the court agreed to hear a case involving a Chicago law that bans handguns within the city, taxes individuals for owning guns and requires that guns be registered each year.

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Dueling Laws

In the 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller, the court overturned, by a vote of 5-4, a D.C. law banning possession of handguns and ...

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