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In District of Columbia v. Heller, 552 U.S. 1035 (2007), the Supreme Court recognized an individual right to bear arms but also held that "[l]ike most rights, the right to [bear arms] secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited."
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No. 07–290.
2007-11-20
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., petitioners, v. Dick Anthony HELLER.
Case below, Parker v. District of Columbia, 478 F.3d 370.
Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted limited to the following question: Whether the following provisions—D.C.Code §§ 7–2502.02(a)(4), 22–4504(a), and 7–2507.02—violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?