ACCT 2101 Chapter : Cicics Case
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Mcdonald vs. chicago was a case in the supreme court of the united states that determined whether or not the second amendment applies to the individual states. The case was between otis mcdonald and the city of chicago. Mcdonald was seeking an overturn of the city law that bans most handguns, he argued that the 14th. Amendment requires states and local governments to honor the second amendment"s right to keep and bear arms. On june 28, 2010, the supreme court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that the second. Yes, justice breyer wrote, "in sum, the framers did not write the second amendment in order to protect a private right of armed self-defense. The mcdonald vs. chicago decision is significant because it determined that the. Second amendment in the u. s. constitution applies against the individual states and not just the federal government.
