Why did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down Washington D.C.’s handgun ban?

1 answer:

8 0

The Supreme Court struck down the Washington, D.C. handgun ban in 2008 as unconstitutional on the basis of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution.
The Second Amendment states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Generally the right to bear arms had been thought of as a collective right the public has, not necessarily a right each individual must be granted. But the 2008 Supreme Court decision asserted that the 2nd Amendment protects also an individual's right to gun ownership, and that Washington, D.C. could not essentially regulate that right out of existence.

You might be interested in

The Silk Road connected Chang’an (Xi’an) with what European City?

adoni [48]

Rome,italy was connected to chang'an

5 0

3 years ago

What was the significance of the 13 Colonies? What are the short-term and long-term impacts?

Vesnalui [34]

Answer:

The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or the Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic coast of America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries which declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.The main long term causes were based on the inequality between the Great Britain's colonies in America and Great Britain, such as the rights, declaratory acts, the intolerable acts, sugar act, the proclamation and taxation.

Explanation:

5 0

4 years ago

Define cash crop. how did the south's emphasis on cash crop affect its agricultural development?

dexar [7]

A cash crop was things like cotton. it was produced rapidly and it was valuable. they could make tremendous amounts of money in a short period.

8 0

4 years ago

Is India in the eastern hemisphere or western hemisphere

Tresset [83]

India is located within both the Eastern Hemisphere, like the rest of Asia, and the Northern Hemisphere. India is considered part of the South Asia region.

7 0

4 years ago

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson? A. Fle

Anika [276]

D. Worcester v. Georgia - was a case in which the United States Supreme Court choose the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.

4 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers