Heller Decision: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

Supreme Court Decision Stops Handgun Bans — Protects Gun Control

July 2, 2008

Washington, D.C. — While the institutional gun lobby didn't wait five minutes following the release of the US Supreme Court's decision in Heller v. U.S. to claim "victory," the story that didn't get told is there is much hidden in the Court’s decision: It essentially asserts the notion that government may license, register and regulate all types of firearms. In short, what they didn't tell you was that the Heller decision marked the most radical redefinition of the Second Amendment in American history — a redefinition for the worse. Read More 

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