Rebecca Beyer

Staff Writer, Daily Journal

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Staff writer for the legal publication, the Daily Journal, based in San Francisco, California

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By a familiar margin of 5 to 4, the US Supreme Court  ruled  that the Second Amendment's right "to keep and bear arms" extends not just to federal jurisdictions, but to all states and…

Supreme Court Sides with Gun Advocates, Extends Rights Nationwide

By a familiar margin of 5 to 4, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment's right "to keep and bear arms" extends not just to federal jurisdictions, but to all states and…

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