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69% say cities don’t have right to ban handguns

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a major case questioning whether Chicago’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, but 69% of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning such guns.

Read About It: Rasmussen Reports

Posted: 3/8/2010 9:47:43 AM

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