The decision does not immediately have implications outside the [[District of Columbia]], because the [[Bill of Rights]] directly applies only to the Federal government.<ref>[[Barron v. Baltimore]], Chief Justice [[John Marshall]]</ref> However, the Supreme Court decided June 28, 2010 [[McDonald v. Chicago]], which argues that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms should be incorporated against the states under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]]. | The decision does not immediately have implications outside the [[District of Columbia]], because the [[Bill of Rights]] directly applies only to the Federal government.<ref>[[Barron v. Baltimore]], Chief Justice [[John Marshall]]</ref> However, the Supreme Court decided June 28, 2010 [[McDonald v. Chicago]], which argues that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms should be incorporated against the states under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]]. |