Jul 17 D.C. Begins Gun Registration in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling By Admin, PBS News Hour Washington, D.C., residents began registering firearms Thursday as part of emergency legislation enacted after a Supreme Court ruling on June 26 overturned the District's handgun ban of 32 years. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Supreme Court Term Left Door Open for Future Disputes By the close of the Supreme Court's term Thursday, the justices made landmark decisions on cases regarding gun ownership, the death penalty and the legal rights of detainees. Legal experts weigh the rulings and what they indicate about future court… Continue watching
Jun 26 Court Affirms Individual Right to Own Firearms By Admin, PBS News Hour In the first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Attorneys Debate Effects of Gun Ban Override The Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning the gun ban in the District of Columbia Thursday may have far reaching effects. Peter Nickles, D.C. Attorney General, and Ted Cruz, former Texas Solicitor General, debate the impact of the decision. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch In Landmark Ruling, Divided High Court Strikes Down Gun Ban The Supreme Court rejected a District of Columbia handgun ban in a 5-4 vote Thursday, the first time the court has issued a major ruling on gun rights. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the case. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Second Amendment in Spotlight as Court Hears Gun Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case debating the constitutionality of Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns. After a report on the case's background, the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines how the case played out in before… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Gunman Opens Fire at University, Killing Five Then Self A gunman shot 21 people at North Illinois University on Thursday, killing five before turning his guns on himself. Chicago NewsHour correspondent Elizabeth Brackett reports on the aftermath of yesterday's events. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gun Control Case The U.S. Supreme Court set the stage for a major ruling on the Second Amendment Tuesday when it agreed to take a case weighing the constitutionality of a ban on handguns in Washington, D.C. Marcia Coyle of the National Law… Continue watching