Sotomayor pledges to follow ruling affirming gun rights, but has read them narrowly as a judge

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told a senator Thursday that she would follow a historic ruling affirming Americans’ right to own guns for self-defense, but pro-gun activists said they still believe she’d work to limit gun rights if confirmed for the high court.

Democrat: Sotomayor sees Supreme Court ruling affirming right to own guns as ’settled law’

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator said Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sees a 2008 ruling affirming Americans’ right to own guns for self-defense as settled law.