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- Title
Changing the Constitutional Landscape for Firearms: The US Supreme Court's Recent Second Amendment Decisions.
- Authors
Vernick, Jon S.; Rutkow, Lainie; Webster, Daniel W.; Teret, Stephen P.
- Abstract
In 2 recent cases-with important implications for public health practitioners, courts, and researchers-the US Supreme Court changed the landscape for judging the constitutionality of firearm laws under the Constitution's Second Amendment. In District of Columbia v Heller (2008), the court determined for the first time that the Second Amendment grants individuals a personal right to possess handguns in their home. In McDonald v City of Chicago (2010), the court concluded that this right affects the powers of state and local governments. The court identified broad categories of gun laws-other than handgun bans-that remain presumptively valid but did not provide a standard to judge their constitutionality. We discuss ways that researchers can assist decision makers.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GUN laws; CRIME prevention; VIOLENCE prevention; DECISION making; COURTS; AUTHORITY; CIVIL rights; CRIMINALS; CAUSES of death; PUBLIC administration; SAFETY; SELF-defense; GOVERNMENT policy; HISTORY
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2011, Vol 101, Issue 11, p2021
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2011.300200