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Second amendment two years ago when it ruled in district of columbia versus heller that the constitution protects the individual right of d.c. residents to bear arms. the question now is whether that right extend to the rest of the country. and whether state and local gun control laws interfere with it. opinion journal.com editor james toronto and senior editorial major writer colin levy join us with more. colin, you followed it at the supreme court this week, are the justices prepared to extend the 2nd amendment to the states? >> i think they're definitely prepared to extend the 2nd amendment...

Jurisprudence, justice scalia is right. reviving the privileges and immunity clause would have. it would have two clear effects, incorporate the 7th and fifth amendments grand jury requirement against the states which would mean that states would have to change the way their court systems operate. now, that may be a legitimate type thing to do. maybe the confusion does require that, but there's no reason that the court needs to reach that question in a case involving gun rights. >> paul: and chief justice roberts who is going to probably take the most judicially restrained route to applying th...

Second amendment two years ago when it ruled in district of columbia versus heller that the constitution protects the individual right of d.c. residents to bear arms. the question now is whether that right extend to the rest of the country. and whether state and local gun control laws interfere with it. opinion journal.com editor james toronto and senior editorial major writer colin levy join us with more. colin, you followed it at the supreme court this week, are the justices prepared to extend the 2nd amendment to the states? >> i think they're definitely prepared to extend the 2nd amendment...

>> as a matter of practical jurisprudence, justice scalia is right. reviving the privileges and immunity clause would have. it would have two clear effects, incorporate the 7th and fifth amendments grand jury requirement against the states which would mean that states would have to change the way their court systems operate. now, that may be a legitimate type thing to do. maybe the confusion does require that, but there's no reason that the court needs to reach that question in a case involving gun rights. >> paul: and chief justice roberts who is going to probably take the most judicially res...

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