SCOTUS just extended the Second Amendment to include stun guns

A Supreme Court ruling Monday suggested that women's right to carry stun guns for protection in public falls under the Second Amendment, the Los Angeles Times reports.

In the unanimous opinion, the justices said the Second Amendment is not only relevant to weapons "useful in warfare."

The court's ruling goes against an upheld criminal conviction for a Massachusetts woman who had a stun gun to protect herself from an abusive ex-boyfriend. Massachusetts, along with other states and cities, prohibits people from carrying electronic weapons that can injure people.

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