Guns May be Allowed in D.C. (?!) - Video

Emma Schwartz, of U.S.News writes:

If it goes without saying that the nation is divided over gun laws, the Supreme Court certainly seemed to mirror that split during arguments today challenging the District of Columbia’s handgun ban. Though many justices appeared to lean in favor of an individual right, they diverged over whether such a decision would still allow D.C.’s law to stay in place. The District of Columbia is asking the Supreme Court to preserve the capital’s ban on handguns in a major case over the meaning of the Second Amendment.

The case, D.C. v. Heller, is the single biggest test of the Second Amendment since 1939 and looks at whether the Constitution supports an individual right to bear arms or just a state’s collective right to form a militia.

Crystal Jenkins of KJCT8.com reports:

Some in the D.C. area have been camping out for days in front of the Supreme court trying to get a seat inside.

A decision is expected by June in this case.

If the court supports D.C’s gun ban, the NRA says it could encourage other cities to pass tougher gun laws.

From MSNBC.com:

The 27 words and three enigmatic commas of the Second Amendment have been analyzed again and again by legal scholars, but hardly at all by the Supreme Court.

The amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

The court’s ruling, expected by the end of June, could have a far-reaching impact on gun-control laws in the United States and could become an issue in the November election.