8. Unanimous for United States
Second Amendment does NOT guarantee the right
to keep and bear a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun.
Possessing a sawed-off double barrel shotgun
does not have relationship to preservation or
efficiency of a well-regulated militia
Second Amendment does not protect the
possession of such an instrument.
▪ Only includes military-style weapons
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10.
11. Yes. By vote of 5–4, Court ruled for Heller.
In general, the Second Amendment right is presumed to
be exercised individually and belongs to all Americans.
Relationship between parts in Second Amendment
suggests that it is individuals who have right to carry
guns for defensive purposes.
Court recognizes that Miller allows the government
to limit the use of “dangerous and unusual
weapons.
