The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to rule on an area of the law that it has been silent on for over a decade: the Second Amendment.
The case under consideration will help decide whether the right to bear arms extends beyond the home and into the streets.
The implications of the decision could be enormous. A quarter of the U.S. population lives in states whose laws might be affected.
Guest: Adam Liptak, a reporter covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times.
