Court nixes D.C. ban on handguns outside home WASHINGTON — A federal judge has struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on carrying guns outside of a person’s home, concluding it violates Second Amendment rights. In a decision made public Saturday, U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin said the Second Amendment gives people the right to carry a gun for self-defense. He cited two U.S. Supreme Court cases — a 2008 opinion striking down D.C.’s first ban and a 2010 ruling on Chicago …