District of Columbia V Heller

If you have been searching for the Supreme Court Case that solidified the right of individuals to keep and bear arms for their own self defense you will find it here:

 http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/554/570.html

Not only does the Heller Decision solidify the right to own handguns for self defense but it also spells out various other reasons for the Second Amendment among which include hunting and forming a citizens militia to overturn a tyrannical government if the Constitutional process should crumble.


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