These blog posts explain the Constitution in plain English to help non-lawyers better understand constitutional issues gaining public attention since the 2016 elections. By Dan Cofran, J. D.
The Second Amendment and Guns, Part II
The Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) held that Second Amendment protection includes a law-abiding person’s right to possess a firearm for self-defense in the home, if using a weapon in common use at the time for home self defense, in this case a handgun.