District of Columbia
V.
Dick Anthony Heller
Opinion of the Court- Justice Scalia
Vote was 5-4
Dissenters : stevens , breyer
VIOLATION OF 2nd AMENDMENT
-1976, district of columbia passed the most restrictive gun control ordinance.
-banned the private possession of handguns.
-shotguns and rifles could be owned but only if weapons were registered, kept unloaded and dissembled or restricted trigger locks.
-this law allowed the chief of police to issue a one ear certificate to carry a handgun
-Dick Anthony Heller, washington dc security officer had been granted a license to carry a handgun while on duty providing security at the federal judicial center.
-Heller applied for permission to own a handgun