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SCOTUS Heard Arguments On Whether Police Can Seize Guns Without A Warrant

NPR

By Nina Totenberg

Published March 24, 2021 at 4:21 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether police may enter a person's home and seize guns without a warrant in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.

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Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.

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