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The Second Amendment, often referred to as the right to bear arms, is one of 10 amendments that form the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791 by the U.S. Congress.
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Overview. On June 26, 2008, in District of Columbia v. Heller (PDF), the United States Supreme Court issued its first decision since 1939 interpreting the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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For the first time, the federal government argued in formal court papers that the ''Second Amendment . . . protects the rights of individuals, including persons who ...