Supreme Court to hear biggest gun rights case in more than a decade

The Supreme Court takes up the most important gun rights case in more than a decade Wednesday, one that both sides hope will clarify how much protection the Second Amendment provides for carrying a gun outside the home.

It's an issue the court repeatedly ducked after issuing a landmark 5-4 ruling in 2008 that said the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep a handgun at home for self defense. A decision in the current case, which comes from New York, could affect the ability of state and local governments to impose a wide range...