Washington, DC, Councilman Marion Barry speaks to a reporter after a press conference on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building on June 26, 2008 reacting to the news from US Supreme Court that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, ending a ban on owning handguns in Washington, DC in its first ruling on gun rights in 70 years. The court's 5-4 landmark decision -- on whether the right to keep and bear arms is fundamentally an individual or collective right -- said the city's law violated the second amendment of the US constitution which the justices said guaranteed citizens the right to keep guns at home for self-defense. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards