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Originally Posted by galenrox  I've been hearing about this recently, and it sounds interesting. I had no idea that up until now there has been no legal recognition of individual rights to bear arms, (that's how it is now, right? Common law sees the right as being communal for the militia, right?). It's a statement to how effective the NRA has been. |
A lot of state constitutions specifically protect an individual right, and even in those that don't, states haven't generally placed such strong restrictions on guns that it would rise to the level of a constitutional challenge.
And yea, I'm looking forward to it as well, though I'm thinking it's going to be 5-4 in favor of the individual right.