High court upholds gun amendment
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 4:27pm
NEW ORLEANS
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a constitutional amendment voters authorized making gun ownership a fundamental right does not infringe on the rights of felons who by law aren't allowed to have firearms.
Justices reversed a decision by a New Orleans Criminal District Court judge who ruled the statute forbidding felons from having firearms unconstitutional in the wake of the 'fundamental right' amendment.
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