This was the first time in our history the supreme court would directly try to figure out what the second amendment means. Dallinger and atly, good morning, mister chief justice. Af man poliase the court. And inside the supreme court house, we will hear argument to day in case zero seven two 90, district of columbia versus heller.
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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