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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
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Bliss v. Commonwealth
in Bliss v. Commonwealth, the question of whether the 2nd Amendment referred to the individual or state was first asked. The Supreme Court declared that the 2nd amendment is an individual right -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Supreme Court upheld the 2nd Amendment as an individual right -
Adamson v. People of State of California
Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment was not protected under the 14th Amendment, which states that "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States,". -
Bell v. Maryland
Supreme Court declared that Negros were not allowed to own a firearm -
Griswold v. Connecticut
Supreme Court decided that the 14th Amendment didn't protect the first 8 Amendments but they did believe that those fundamental rights were protected by the concept of liberty. Other courts also listed the 2nd Amendment as an individual right, not a collective one -
Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court declared that the right to keep and bear arms is to have, "freedom from all substantial arbitrary impositions and purposeless restraints" under the 14th Amendment. This marked a reversal from their earlier position. -
Moore v. East Cleveland
Supreme Court again ruled that the right to keep and bear arms is to have, "freedom from all substantial arbitrary impositions and purposeless restraints" under the 14th Amendment. -
United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez
Supreme Court declared that the "people" under the First, Second, Forth, Ninth and Tenth Amendments are individuals, not the states -
D.C. v. Heller
The court ruled that the 2nd Amendment was an individual right for states and areas in the US, a major victory for gun rights supporters. -
McDonald v. Chicago
Supreme court again rules that the 2nd Amendment was an individual right for states and areas in the US, a major victory for gun rights supporters.