Gun Control and Crime in Literature Review

Heller. This was a challenge to a Washington D.C. law that made it illegal to: carry any kind of handguns inside the city. The court ruled that the law was a violation of the Second Amendment. As they felt that the right to: a militia and bear arms was linked directly to every able body person. Therefore, carrying a weapon on your person is supporting these objectives of: exercising your Constitutional rights. The information from this source is useful, because it highlighting how passing various gun control laws could be challenging after this case. (Scaros, 2011, pg. 359)

The piece of literature that was written by Hess (2006), discusses the history of Supreme Court cases surrounding various gun control laws. As they talk about the case United States vs. Cruikshank and how it is relevant to the Second Amendment. Under this decision, the court found that an individual must prove that they are a member of an actual militia (that is supported by the states) to qualify for Second Amendment protections.The information from this source is useful, because it shows the conflict that is occurring in: previous case precedent when it comes to this issue. This is significant, because it is illustrating the overall challenges associated with trying to implement any kind of: effective gun control regulations. as, both sides will use various Supreme Court rulings to highlight their point-of-view. This is problematic, because it means that these kinds of laws face uneven enforcement standards (due to the confusion surrounding the Constitutionality for this issue).

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