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McDonald v. City of Chicago: Second Amendment Applies to the States

On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court held 5-4 in McDonald v. City of Chicago that the Second Amendment individual right recognized in Heller is incorporated against state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Who: All firearms owners in the United States●Reviewed Mar 12, 2026

District of Columbia v. Heller: An Individual Right

In a landmark 5-4 decision on June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms, unconnected with militia service, for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense in the home.

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Who: All firearms owners in the United States●Reviewed Mar 12, 2026
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