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District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.It ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms—unconnected with service in a militia—for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home, and that the District of Columbia's handgun ban and ...
The Second Amendment ( Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the Bill of Rights. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In District of Columbia v.
State, 21 Tenn. 154, 156 (1840), the Tennessee Supreme Court construed the guarantee in Tennessee's 1834 Constitution that 'the free white men of this State have a right to Keep and bear arms for their common defence.' [57] Explaining that the provision was adopted with the same goals as the Federal Constitution's Second Amendment, the court ...
As the Supreme Court explained in an 1847 decision, the police power “is not susceptible of an exact limitation.”. As “new and vicious indulgences” emerged, they required “restraints ...
National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a Second Amendment to the United States Constitution challenge to the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). The case is often cited in the ongoing American gun politics debate, as both ...
Federalist No. 30. Federalist Paper No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the twenty-ninth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published in The Independent Journal on January 9, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius, [1] the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. It is titled " Concerning the Militia ".
"For now at least, the 2nd Amendment is a second-class right, and it will remain so until the Supreme Court decides to stop ducking the issue,” said Hannah Hill, the group's executive director.
Toggle United States Supreme Court cases subsection. 1.1Interpreting the Second Amendment. 1.2Mentioning the Second Amendment. 2Federal court rulings. 3Firearm Owners Protection Act court rulings. 4Commerce Clause challenges to firearm laws. 5State courts. Toggle State courts subsection. 5.1Bliss v.