"In sum, we hold that the District's ban on handgun possession in the home violates the Second Amendment, as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense."

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Justice Antonin Scalia, District of Columbia v. Heller (2008).

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