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Unpublished Paper
2nd Amendment: The Right to Keep & Bear Arms -- Teaching D.C. v. Heller
(2013)
  • Corey A Ciocchetti, University of Denver
Abstract

The D.C. v. Heller case is an incredible vehicle to teach about the United States Constitution. The case revolves around the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and shines a spotlight on Originalism as a theory of Constitutional interpretation. These slides show how the case evolved from the District Court to the Supreme Court. They also teach the facts of the case and the different opinions on both sides of the debate. In the end, readers will learn a great deal about the Second Amendment and its application to federal and state/local gun control laws as well as about how the debate around gun control has evolved.

Keywords
  • Gun control,
  • Second Amendment,
  • DC v. Heller,
  • Preemption,
  • Supremacy Clause,
  • Originalism,
  • Gun Violence
Publication Date
2013
Citation Information
Corey A Ciocchetti. "2nd Amendment: The Right to Keep & Bear Arms -- Teaching D.C. v. Heller" (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corey_ciocchetti/31/