High Court Takes No Action On 2nd Amendment

The U. S. Supreme Court has taken no action in the case involving the District of Columbia's ban on handguns. A decision was possible today. The justices discussed the case at their private conference, but reached no resolution. Four justices must vote to grant an appeal, and the court does not always reach a decision the first time it discusses a case. At issue is the capital's 31-year ban on handguns, among the strictest gun-control laws in the nation. In March, a federal appeals court struck down the ban as incompatible with the Second Amendment. The next time the court could announce its decision about hearing the case is November 26th.

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