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Line 17: − + − − There are six states that lack a right to keep and bear arms (RKBA) in their state constitutions, and these states have the most to gain from incorporation of the Second Amendment against the states. Maryland is one of those states. − ==See Also==+ − * [[D.C. v. Heller]] − {{Second Amendment groups}}
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'''''McDonald v. Chicago''''', 561 [[United States Reports|U.S.]] [https://supreme.justia.com/us/561/08-1521/index.html 742] (2010), is a landmark<ref name="landmark">{{Cite news|title=In McDonald v. Chicago another Supreme Court landmark ruling on guns?|date=2010-03-01|newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2010/0301/In-McDonald-v.-Chicago-case-another-Supreme-Court-landmark-ruling-on-guns}}</ref> is a [[gun control]] decision of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] , which rendered an order granting the petition for certiorari on Sept. 30, 2009. The briefing was be completed by the end of 2009 and oral argument in the case was March 2, 2010, and it was decided June 28, 2010 in favor of the [[unalienable right]] to keep and bear arms as affirmed by the [[Second Amendment]].
'''''McDonald v. Chicago''''', 561 [[United States Reports|U.S.]] [https://supreme.justia.com/us/561/08-1521/index.html 742] (2010), is a landmark<ref name="landmark">{{Cite news|title=In McDonald v. Chicago another Supreme Court landmark ruling on guns?|date=2010-03-01|newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2010/0301/In-McDonald-v.-Chicago-case-another-Supreme-Court-landmark-ruling-on-guns}}</ref> is a [[gun control]] decision of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] , which applied the [[Second Amendment]] to the states.
The McDonald v. Chicago case would determine whether the [[Second Amendment]] of the [[United States Constitution]] applies to the individual states. The Court held that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" protected by the Second Amendment is incorporated by the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the United States Constitution in the [[Due Process Clause]] and applies to the states. The decision cleared up the uncertainty left in the wake of ''[[District of Columbia v. Heller]]'' as to the scope of [[gun rights]] in regard to the states.
The Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari on Sept. 30, 2009. The briefing was be completed by the end of 2009 and oral argument in the case was March 2, 2010, and it was decided June 28, 2010.
==Circumstances of the Case==
The Court held that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" protected by the Second Amendment is incorporated by the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the United States Constitution in the [[Due Process Clause]] and applies to the states. The decision cleared up the uncertainty left in the wake of ''[[District of Columbia v. Heller]]'' as to the scope of [[gun rights]] in regard to the states.
==Circumstances of the case==
The city of [[Chicago]] requires [[weapon]]s to be registered, and does not permit registration of [[handgun]]s, effectively enacting a handgun ban in the city. Additionally, acquiring a weapon before registration renders it unregisterable.
The city of [[Chicago]] requires [[weapon]]s to be registered, and does not permit registration of [[handgun]]s, effectively enacting a handgun ban in the city. Additionally, acquiring a weapon before registration renders it unregisterable.
==Importance==
==Importance==
The case, as presented before the Supreme Court, relies on two main arguments: that the [[Second Amendment]] is incorporated into state law by the [[Fourteenth Amendment]], and that the second amendment invalidates one or all of the provisions of Chicago laws affecting the petitioners. Should the Court rule in the petitioners' favor, a number of weapon bans and registration laws across the country will be overturned.
The case, as presented before the Supreme Court, relies on two main arguments: that the [[Second Amendment]] is incorporated into the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] and applies to states, and that the second amendment invalidates one or all of the provisions of Chicago laws affecting the petitioners. The decision implies that a number of weapon bans and registration laws across the country will be overturned.
There are six states that lack a right to keep and bear arms in their state constitutions, and these states have the most to gain from incorporation of the Second Amendment against the states. Maryland is one of those states.
==References==
==References==