U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Jul. 11, 2017
Second Amendment is not a second-class right
Does the right to bear arms extend outside the home? Last month, the Supreme Court declined to review a case that could have answered that question.
C.D. Michel
Senior Partner
Michel & Associates PC
180 E Ocean Blvd Ste 200
Long Beach , California 90802
Phone: (562) 216-4444
Email: cmichel@michellawyers.com
Loyola Law School
C.D. is a civil rights attorney, civil litigator and senior partner at Michel & Associates, LLP in Long Beach. Among its many other clients, the firm has represented firearm owners, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, as well as the NRA and the California Rifle & Pistol Association since 1993.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2008 (District of Columbia v. Heller) and 2010 (McDonald v. Chicago) that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms to defend their families, and that federal, state and local governments are limited in infringing on that individual right. Those cases clarified that the right belonged to individuals, but left many questions about the scope of the ...
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