Supreme Court to revisit Second Amendment

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit that upheld a strict gun control law in Chicago (McDonald vs. Chicago).  In 2008, the Court ruled, in a 5-4 vote, that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own guns and use them for purposes such as self-defense in the home.  The ruling prohibited the federal government from imposing certain restrictions on gun ownership, but left open whether the right also applied to state and local gun control laws.   The Court will now decide whether the constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment applies to state and local restrictions on gun ownership.  The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, October 1.