Justices: Second Amendment restricts local gun laws 
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Tags: D.C. v. Heller, fourteenth amendment, handgun ban, Second Amendment, self-defense
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense applies to states and local municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.
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