Major Gun-Rights Case Gets Nov. 3 Hearing Before High Court (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a closely-watched Second Amendment dispute Nov. 3, the court announced Monday.

In the biggest gun case in a decade, the justices will hear argument about whether and how the right to keep and bear arms applies outside the home.

A divided high court in 2008 said the Second Amendment protects individual firearm possession for self-defense in the home unconnected with militia service. The court left open the limits of that right.

The issue in this latest case is whether New York’s denial of concealed-carry license applications for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.

The case ...