What did the Supreme Court determine in 2008 regarding gun ownership rights?

A) There is no right to own or possess a gun unless under extraordinary circumstances.
B) Noncitizens and naturalized citizens do not possess any gun ownership rights.
C) There is an individual right to possess a gun in one's own home.
D) Strict regulations and restrictions on gun ownership are constitutional.
E) There is a natural right to possess a gun for any given purpose.


Ans: C) There is an individual right to possess a gun in one's own home.

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