The right to keep and bear arms in the Roberts Court

The Supreme Court did not invalidate a federal statute under the Second Amendment until 2008, and it was only in 2010 that a regulation adopted pursuant to state law was struck down. This chapter begins with a brief sketch of the legal and historical background that set the stage for these cases. After describing what the Court did, the chapter surveys various ways in which the decisions have been applied by the lower courts. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s response to the case law developed by the lower courts.