I read an editorial about the Supreme court rulings on gun control laws. The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that a complete ban on guns is unconstitutional in D.C., but kept a ban on guns not kept in businesses or stored disassembled or locked. There is a case being considered in the Supreme Court on the gun control laws in the states. The 14th amendment protects people against the states taking away any rights without due process of law. The ruling will probably extend the 2008 ruling, and have consequences for other rights like the right to health care and wellfare, which, like gun ownership, were not previously considered fundamental rights of the constitution.
I think cities and states should be able to decide whether or not to enact gun control laws. I think that one law on gun ownership would not be optimal for all states.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/05/AR2010030502873.html?nav=hcmoduletmv
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