The case involves a law in the District of Columbia that prohibits the possession of usable handguns in the home. The Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms for personal use and self-defense, not just in a military context. The District's ban on handgun possession in the home and its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for immediate self-defense violate the Second Amendment.
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Supreme Court of the United States
554 U.S. 570, 171 L. Ed. 2d 637, 128 S. Ct. 2783, 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5268, SCDB 2007-071
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