U.S. Supreme Court Rules 5-4 that the ’Right to Keep and Bear Arms’ Applies to States
July 5th, 2010
The Rutherford Institute
WASHINGTON, DC — In a 5-4 ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago, the United States Supreme Court has declared that the “right to keep and bear arms,” which is guaranteed by the Second Amendment, “applies equally to the federal government and the states.” The McDonald ruling expands on a 2008 decision in [...]
