District of Columbia v. Heller
Subtitle: the right to bear arms case
By: Tom Streissguth.
Series: Landmark supreme court cases, gold edition
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766034303
Subjects: Heller, Dick Anthony -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Washington (D.C.). -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature; United States. -- Cases -- Juvenile literature; Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Washington (D.C.) -- Cases -- Juvenile literature; Gun control -- Washington (D.C.) -- Cases -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Cases
Description: "A group of private gun-owners claimed new gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia violated their Second Amendment right to bear arms. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Trouble in the District of Columbia; title: The road to the Supreme Court; title: The context of the Constitution; title: The original intent: individual v. collective rights; title: The politics of a decision; title: The court decides; title: The impact of the decision.