By now, most of us know that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Americans have an intrinsic right to own a gun for self-defense.
The St. Petersburg Times ran a wire story on 1A today about the landmark decision, but then, in a sidebar about Florida’s bring-a-gun-to-work law, appeared to digress into another ruling by the court.
Reporter Jennifer Liberto wrote that the justices upheld the right to “bare arms.” “That changed when the Supreme Court decided for the first time that individuals have the right to bare arms …,” goes one passage.”
So it’s settled. The Supreme Court has upheld your right to wear a wife-beater.
This article appears in Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2008.