District of Columbia v.

Heller
Blake Ledden
And
Ansley Spence
 Who
 District of Columbia
 Dick Heller
 District Court
 Supreme Court
 What
 A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.

 The law prohibits the registration of handguns and makes it a crime

to carry an unregistered firearm.
 Furthermore all lawfully owned firearms must be kept unloaded and
dissembled or bound by a trigger lock unless they are being used
for lawful recreational activities or located in a place of business.
 Dick Heller, a cop, wanted to own a gun to protect himself, but he
was denied a permit twice so he sued District of Columbia so he
could have the chance to own a gun.
 Where
 Metropolitan Police Department
 Washington, D.C.
 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
 When

 The Supreme Court agreed to hear the

case on November 20, 2007.
 They argued March 18, 2008
 Decided June 26, 2008
 Why
 District of Columbia passed a law prohibiting the
ownership of a gun in D.C.
 Heller, a cop, wished for ownership in his own home, but
was denied twice. So he then filed a lawsuit.
 Supreme Court ruled the overturning Washington, D.C.’s
ban on handguns and on self-defense in the home, in
the case of District of Columbia v. Heller.
 How
 D.C. no longer wanted street violence so
they banned the possession of guns among
citizens.
 Heller realized that the bad people using
guns were going to have guns anyways, so
he sent in a request for a permit to own a
gun at his house.
 He was denied the permit twice, so he filed
a lawsuit.
 References
 http://www.lawnix.com/cases/dc-
heller.html
 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getca
se.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=07-290
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