Brian Doherty on Five Gun Rights Cases to Watch
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The Supreme Court ruled in the 2008 case D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess weapons—or at least commonly used weapons—in the home. In 2010's McDonald v. Chicago, the Court found that states and localities were also barred from violating that right. But those landmark rulings left unsettled a host of important questions about how, when, and why the government can regulate or restrict gun rights. Brian Doherty highlights five cases in which gun prohibitions infringe on individual freedom while likely failing to prevent any harm.
