GOA Fed Director John Velleco comments on today's Supreme Court 2nd Amendment ruling

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for Credit: CBS/APself-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in the Chicago area, but signaled that some limitations on the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" could survive legal challenges.

On its busy final day before a three-month recess, the court also ruled that a public law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let gays join, jumped into the nation's charged immigration debate by agreeing to review an employer sanctions law from Arizona and said farewell to Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring after more than 34 years.

Scott Drake interviews John Velleco, Federal Affairs Director for the Gun Owners of America.

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