Reactions from Heller decision
June 26, 2008 at 10:49 AM

The Supreme Court of the United States announced their decision today in District of Columbia v. Heller.  The court found that the second amendment is indeed a personal right, and that restrictions on handguns (such as those in D.C.), are unconstitutional.  Here are some reactions from legal bloggers.

 

Heller, Steven's dissent, and the "Historian's Brief" -- Volokh Conspiracy

Are guns the keys to the kingdom for McCain? -- Atlantic.com (Marc Ambinder)

Second Amendment Victory -- The Weekly Standard

Court finds individual right to bear arms -- Lawyers, Guns, and Money

My sense of the bottom-line from Heller -- SCOTUS Blog (Tom Goldstein)

Heller -- Obsidian Wings

Hooray, now we can go hunting -- Slate.com (Rosa Brooks)

Law and the political order -- The American Prospect (Ezra Klein)

Guns in America -- Thought Experiment (Bryan Appleyard)

 

Court opinion -- SCOTUS blog

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