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Amendment 2 (2)


 * **Case ** || **What the court ruled ** || **Interpretation ** ||
 * 1876-U.S. v. Cruikshank || Supreme Court ruled in favor of defendant. Court felt that they had no power to rule on one person’s actions against another person. || Supreme Court did not like what the white men did to the 100 blacks they shot, but they also stated that they did not have the authority to judge them. ||
 * 1879-Presser v. Illinois || Supreme Court declared Illinois law constitutional. || This case showed that the Supreme Court believes that a person does not have the absolute right to possess a firearm. ||
 * 1894-Miller v. Texas || Supreme Court did not favor Miller because states had the power to make their own firearm laws. || This case showed that the Supreme Court was truly starting to get a better understanding of the second amendment and where it can be applied. ||
 * 1939-United States v. Miller || Supreme Court held that the act was not in violation of second amendments rights || The Supreme Court seems to consistently be in favor of the law over a person’s rights. ||
 * 1995-The United States v. Lopez || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruled that the Gun free school act was unconstitutional || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Supreme Court made it clear that the state is in charge of the interpretations and punishments of second amendment violations. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">District of Columbia v. Heller || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Supreme Court ruled that the second amendment does protect the right to posses bear arms in a home for self defence || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Supreme Court realized that the second amendment protects a person’s right to possess a firearm for self defense purposes. ||