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Several suits were filed against Chicago and Oak Park in Illinois challenging their gun bans after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller. In that case, the Supreme Court held that a District of Columbia handgun ban violated the Second Amendment. There, the Court reasoned that the law in question was enacted under the authority of the federal government and, thus, the Second Amendment was applicable. Here, plaintiffs argued that the Second Amendment should also apply to the states. The district court dismissed the suits. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed. Show Questions
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Jan 30 2019 Blog Post
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This event has concluded. What was the importance of McDonald v Chicago?City of Chicago, case in which on June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,” applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government.
Why was the Supreme Court decision in McDonald v Chicago important for the use of guns for selfThe Court ruled (5-4) that the Second Amendment protected the individual right to keep handguns at home for self-defense. Since the case involved the District of Columbia (which is under the authority of Congress), the Second Amendment remained unincorporated.
What was the constitutional question in McDonald v Chicago?The central question before the Court, in McDonald, was whether the right to bear arms was a fundamental right protected by the constitution and therefore applicable to the states. The Court held that the 2nd Amendment's guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to state and local gun control laws.
Are there any major Court cases concerning the 2nd Amendment?There have been two landmark Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment in recent years: District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago.
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