Ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, on June 28, 2010, the majority opinion declared that “the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense.”
The question presented was:
“[W]hether the right to keep and bear arms applies to the States under the Due Process Clause.”
The opinion
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Oral argument
Listen at OyezOffsiteThe Court's own audio archive begins with the 2010 term, so this argument is held by Oyez rather than by supremecourt.gov.
