The story notes “A bipartisan majority of Capitol Hill urged the court to overturn the ban, which excluded Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. 55 senators, including GOP presidential candidate John McCain and 250 House members joined Vice President Dick Cheney in signing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the ban last February. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was not one of the signers. His voting record is decidedly anti-gun, but he sought to soften his stance on gun rights in the run-up to the Supreme Court decision Thursday.” (Townhall)
Another story notes “Barack Obama sought to straddle the subject by saying he favors an individual's right to bear firearms as well as a government's right to regulate them.” (AP) Obama’s response may be due to this poll, showing Americans overwhelmingly in support of the decision. (Gallup)
Time Magazine looks at what’s next. (Time)
A battle is raging in Obama’s hometown of Chicago. (FOX News)
From another story: Legal analysts say the court is likely to have at least one vacancy during the next administration: The oldest justice is 88, two others are in their 70s, and all three could be nearing retirement. And with the court sharply split between two four-member blocs on the right and the left - with Justice Anthony Kennedy often the deciding vote - a single vacancy could determine the direction of a legal institution that decides cases with wide-ranging, long-term impacts on the country. (Boston Globe)
From the infamous 1995 questionnaire, Obama said he is in favor of banning “the manufacture, sale and possession of hand guns.” (Politico)
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