District of Columbia v. Heller

 Background:

The District of Columbia passed gun control laws in 1976. These laws banned all handguns and also required all guns in homes to be kept unloaded and disassembled. Six residents of Washington D.C. were against these laws and argued that they needed handguns and assembled guns in their homes in order to protect themselves from intruders in their home. 

Issues:

Under the second amendment, can the District of Columbia pass a law like this that regulates handguns and the functionality of guns in gun owners' homes when this regulation clearly infringes on the second amendments right to bear arms?

Decision:

The court ruled in a 5-4 decision and was in favor of Heller. They struck down the District of Columbia's decision to ban handguns and the requirement of guns at home to be kept unloaded. The Supreme Court sided with the second amendment and that it guarantees a person the right to bear arms.

My Opinion: 

I agree with Heller and am on his side. That is because the second amendment is a fundamental right that is guaranteed to all individuals living in the United States. A law that would be passed banning the use of firearms infringes on the individual's right to bear arms and also affects the person in a way so that they could not protect themselves from potential attackers in their own home. Especially since handguns are not fully automatic weapons of war, they should be allowed to be kept inside an individual's home for the sole reason of protection from intruders.