Justices' Decision May Set Precedent In Interpreting the 2nd Amendment
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By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 16, 2008; A01
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Despite mountains of scholarly research, enough books to fill a library shelf and decades of political battles about gun control, the Supreme Court will have an opportunity this week that is almost unique for a modern court when it examines whether the District's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment.
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The nine justices, none of whom has ever ruled directly on the amendment's meaning, will consider a part of the Bill of Rights that has existed without a definitive interpretation for more than 200 years.