Weapons Laws And Regulations

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
July 5
New York Times on China, the sweatshop:
The labor strife spreading through China's factory cities has clearly frazzled the government.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Christan Morales said her son just wanted to honor American troops when he wore a hat to school decorated with an American flag and small plastic Army figures.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island mother says her son's school cited its no-weapons policy in stopping the second-grader from wearing a patriotic hat he made to honor Army troops.