In turning down two appeals by defendants charged with federal firearms violations without comment, the Supreme Court relieved the Bush administration of the need to further explain its statement to the court last month that the Second Amendment "broadly protects the rights of individuals." Chris Cox, NRA`s chief lobbyist, said the organization was not disappointed by the Court`s inaction, because "our client is the Second Amendment" and not the individual defendants. "The Second Amendment won," Mr. Cox said, when the administration informed the court of its new policy.
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