The L.A. Times reports:
All signs Tuesday were that five justices saw the right to "bear arms" as national in scope and not limited to laws passed in Washington.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy described the individual right to possess a gun as being of "fundamental character," like the right to freedom of speech. "If it is not fundamental, then Heller is wrong," Kennedy said, referring to the decision two years ago that struck down the handgun ban in the District of Columbia. Kennedy was part of the 5-4 majority in that case.
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