The Second Amendment (chapter in the HERITAGE GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION)

This very short essay summarizes the background of the Second Amendment and the subsequent judicial interpretations up through the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

Keywords: Second Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, Bruen, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, New York v. Bruen

JEL Classification: K1, K10, K3, K30

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Lund, Nelson Robert, The Second Amendment (chapter in the HERITAGE GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION) (May 28, 2023). HERITAGE GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION (3d ed.), Forthcoming, George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS 23-05, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4463926 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4463926

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