Supreme Court Declares Washington DC's Ban on Handguns in Violation of 2nd Amendment

Washington DC's 32-year ban on handguns within the city was overturned by the Supreme Court yesterday.

The vote was along idealogical lines, as expected, and settles an old question of individual gun ownership rights vs. gun ownership as part of a well-regulated militia. Both sides are mentioned in the 2nd Amendment itself.

Now, can they get back to enforcing the laws already on the books instead of trying to ban guns outright? And it should be noted that banning guns in DC didn't substantially change the crime rate as gun control advocates said it would. In fact, DC was the U.S. murder capitol several times since the ban took place.

So much for that theory.