Top court says Constitution gives individuals gun rights; strikes down D.C. handgun ban

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10:18 AM EST June 26, 2008
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON

The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first definitive pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.

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