The Second Amendment An Overview of >District of Columbia v. Heller </EMPHASIS>and >McDonald v. City of Chicago</EMPHASIS>

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional amendments.

Constitutional law.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides overview of judicial treatment of Second Amendment over the past 70 years in both the Supreme Court and Federal appellate courts; and discusses Supreme Court decision in >District of Columbia volume Heller</EMPHASIS>, which declared three provisions of the D.C. Firearms Control Regulation Act to be unconstitutional. Examines issue of incorporation in >McDonald volume City of Chicago</EMPHASIS>, which examined whether the Second Amendment applied to, or was incorporated against, States. Analyzes potential impact of Supreme Court decisions in >Heller</EMPHASIS> and >McDonald</EMPHASIS> on legislation pertaining to use and possession of firearms at the Federal, State, and local levels

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Second Amendment

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-AML-0149

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