District of Columbia did not allow him to have a weapon for self defence without a lock or safe. The case made the supreme court thoroughly review the second amendment to see if it allowed us to keep a weapon our home unregistered for self defence. Although the second amendment does not allow anyone to carry an unregistered weapon. At the same time, Heller did have to compromise some such as Prohibit firearm possession by felons and the mentally ill, Forbid firearm possession in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, and Impose conditions on the commercial sale of firearms. Heller won the case with a five to four justice decision in the supreme court (Doherty 4). When the justices were thoroughly reviewing the case, they found that the second amendment did protect the ability to keep a weapon in a house for self defense,unregistered, or without a lock or safe . The justices that agreed with heller were Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito. The ones that disagreed with Heller and agreed with District of Columbia were Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer. Some think that District of Columbia should have won not
District of Columbia did not allow him to have a weapon for self defence without a lock or safe. The case made the supreme court thoroughly review the second amendment to see if it allowed us to keep a weapon our home unregistered for self defence. Although the second amendment does not allow anyone to carry an unregistered weapon. At the same time, Heller did have to compromise some such as Prohibit firearm possession by felons and the mentally ill, Forbid firearm possession in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, and Impose conditions on the commercial sale of firearms. Heller won the case with a five to four justice decision in the supreme court (Doherty 4). When the justices were thoroughly reviewing the case, they found that the second amendment did protect the ability to keep a weapon in a house for self defense,unregistered, or without a lock or safe . The justices that agreed with heller were Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito. The ones that disagreed with Heller and agreed with District of Columbia were Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer. Some think that District of Columbia should have won not