WASHINGTON (CNN) -- “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation's capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The justices struck down the ban in a 5-4 decision, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing the opinion for the majority.
Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said he was disappointed in the ruling but will give the district's police department 21 days to implement a process for registering handguns. It still will be illegal to carry handguns outside the home, and all pistols must be registered with police…”
President Bush praises the ruling. The National Rifle Association said the court had given them the ammunition to challenge gun-control measures.
The Washington DC law that banned all handguns is now not legal.
Washington DC is now going to allow people to own handguns but they will need to register them with the DC police.
The NRA will attempt to keep that law from taking effect and being enforced. I am sure they will try and put controls and limits on the information.
The Supreme Court has ruled and it is the law of the land now.
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