Not technically a property case, but the Second Amendment is a check on tyranny designed, in part, to protect property rights from being taken by tyrannical governments. A tyrant will think long and hard before oppressing a well-armed citizenry.
And, of course, handguns are a type of personal property, and thus laws that forbid the ownership of handguns restrict your property right to own a handgun.
From How Appealing:
1. Access online the transcript of today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in District of Columbia v. Heller, No. 07-290: The Court has posted it at this link.And C-SPAN has made its rebroadcast of the audio from today's oral argument available for on-demand viewing by clicking here (RealPlayer required).
2. "Supreme Court Majority Appears To Back Gun Rights": Robert Barnes of The Washington Post provides this news update.Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Supreme Court justices critical of D.C. gun ban."James Vicini of Reuters reports that "Conservative justices question D.C. handgun ban."And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "Gun Rights Draw Support in U.S. Supreme Court Hearing."
