Claim: We've just updated our recent Ask FactCheck item on Sonia Sotomayor and the Second Amendment to reflect the latest news: A ruling by three judges on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreeing with her judgment that the amendment doesn't apply to state and local governments. The decision in National Rifle Association v. Chicago takes some of the air out of the argument, put forward by the NRA and others, that Sotomayor is anti-gun rights.
Fact-check: Mind-meld: Sotomayor and Conservative Luminaries - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we've just updated our recent ask factcheck item on sonia sotomayor and the second amendment to reflect the latest news: a ruling by three judges on the 7th u.s. circuit court of appeals agreeing with her judgment that the amendment doesn't apply to state and local governments. the decision in national rifle association v. chicago takes some of the air out of the argument, put forward by the nra and others, that sotomayor is anti-gun rights.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2009-06-03T19:00:56