In the 2008 landmark case District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the Second Amendment includes the right of individuals to bear arms for self-defense. In 2010 McDonaldMcDonald v. City of Chicago extended the prior ruling from federal laws to state and local laws. This opinion is controversial.
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