July 14, 2009
Posted: July 14th, 2009 10:14 AM ET
Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she 'understand(s) fully' the second amendment.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Judge Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she recognizes an individual right to bear arms as recently identified by the U.S. Supreme Court. "I have friends who hunt" and "understand fully" the Second Amendment right identified in the ruling District of Columbia v. Heller, she said. The recent Supreme Court 5-4 ruling concluded that a sweeping handgun ban in the nation's capital violated Americans' constitutional right to "keep and bear arms." Filed under: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court
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