Dick heller was denied an illegal gun in virginia. He applied to register a gun that he already possessed, and had that application denied. This simple, technical, arbitrary, little stupid piece of paper gave him what's known as standing,. Dick howler ended up being come the last man standing.
It wasn’t until 2008 that the US Supreme Court established what a confusing sentence in the Constitution really meant for gun ownership.
Sean Rameswaram reported on District of Columbia v. Heller for Radiolab’s More Perfect.
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