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United States Supreme Court Case

The Second Amendment

"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."

The Fourteenth Amendment

Section 1.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Case Brief

The Rundown: Several suits were filed by Otis McDonald and others against the cities of Chicago and Oak Park in Illinois. Both cities enforced a law banning handguns in the home. The plaintiffs of the McDonald case argued to the United States Supreme Court in 2010 that the city laws violated their Second Amendment rights.

my opinion

McDonald V. Chicago

Background:

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment in the District of Columbia V. Heller case.

Reason:

The 14th Amendment backs up the 2nd Amendment's application to the states. The right to keep and bear arms is a necessary and established right.

Case Journey:

District Court

Appealed- Seventh Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Argument:

Decision:

Ban of Guns = Unconstitutional

Issue:

Does the Second Amendment only apply federally, or is it also applicable to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment?

#1 Reason:

Self-Defense

Banning Guns = More opportunity for mass shootings.

As American citizens, we have a guaranteed right to keep and bear arms.

The ultimate goal of both sides: STOP the shootings.

STOP the shootings by STOPPING the shooter at the door.

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