Legal Opinion
Whether the Second Amendment Secures an Individual Right
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided August 24, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
Whether the Second Amendment Secures an Individual Right The Second Amendment secures a right of individuals generally, not a right of states or a right restricted to persons serving in militias. August 24, 2004 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL I. The Unsettled Legal Landscape ....................................................................... 128 II. Textual and Structural Analysis...................................................................... 136 A. “The Right of the People”....................................................................... 136 B. “To Keep and Bear…
2Cases cited82 opinions
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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