Supreme Court Rejection of Gun Ban Would Not Rule Out Other Restrictions, Duke Experts Say.
AScribe Law News Service, March, 2008
Byline: Duke University
DURHAM, N.C., March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- If the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Washington, D.C.'s ban on private ownership of handguns, the decision would not completely rule out reasonable handgun restrictions, say two Duke University experts on guns in America.
The high court is hearing arguments today in the landmark case. The court has not commented on the interpretation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution since 1939.
"If the court decides that there is an individual right of gun ownership, we will have to judge state and national ordinances on the basis of their balance between protecting personal rights and protecting the public interest in safety," says Philip J. Cook, Duke professor of public policy...
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