US Supreme Court Affirms 2nd Amendment Right for Citizens to Own and Possess Firearms

The United State Supreme Court affirmed for the first time in the nation's history the 2nd Amendment Right for American citizens to own and possess firearms. In overturning a long present very strict firearms law in the District of Columbia by a 5-4 vote, the Court recognized the long held view by most Americans that gun ownership is a fundamental right much as voting, religious freedom, and freedom of speech. The ruling does allow for governments to exercise some control over firearms, but for those law abiding individuals that own guns for self-defense and for activities like hunting and target shooting, governments will not be able to set much in the form of limits. Expect efforts to have guns registered and perhaps even licensed like motor vehicles to be further utilized by governments looking to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals and the mentally insane.
=
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_guns;_ylt=AqwPWMPhyEJb66vJtpBwCT6s0NUE
=
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_guns_excerpts;_ylt=AqXLpOGJ2bvE.UkMPPoY0GpMEP0E
=
*****