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The Supreme Court ruled today that the Constitution protects an individual's right to bear arms, the Associated Press reported.
The court shot down the District of Columbia's handgun ban as an infringement on Constitutional rights.
"The court's historic ruling reinterprets the Second Amendment for the first time in nearly 70 years, foreshadowing new challenges to local, state and federal guns laws," AP reports.
The ruling leaves room for local governments to regulate gun ownership.
Since 1976 the District has restricted handgun ownership to former or current law enforcement officers who registered their guns before 1977, TheHill.com reports.
The law permitted shotguns and hunting rifles in homes but required them to be kept unloaded and either disassembled or fitted with a trigger lock, the Web site adds.
Should the Supreme Court have shot down D.C.'s handgun ban? What are your thoughts?
Thanks for your help,
Gabe Semenza/Advocate public service editor
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