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REVEALED: Us senate passes gun safety bill as supreme court loosens handgun limits | Rare Historical Photos

The Supreme Court ruled Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defence, striking down a New York gun law. (AP: Bebeto Matthews)

A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the US Senate late on Thursday, even as the country's Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defence.

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