The Court

The Supreme Court is used a lot like polls in that people use both to back up their positions on issues. Some anti-gun advocates say the constitution does not give the ordinary citizen the right to own a gun but the court says: The Supreme Court held: (1) The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. Anti-abortionist say the constitution does not give women the right to kill the unborn but the court says: Supreme Court decision. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in favor of Roe that held that women in the United States have a fundamental right to choose whether or not to have abortion