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Second Amendment terms
Gun rights, laws and court wins.
Constitutional carry A state law that lets people legally carry a handgun without a permit, usually if they are otherwise eligible to own one. District of Columbia v. Heller The 2008 Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep a handgun at home for self-defense. History and tradition test A method for judging a law by whether it fits the nation's historical practice, used in Second Amendment and some other constitutional cases. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen The 2022 Supreme Court ruling striking down New York's discretionary concealed-carry licensing and setting a history-based test for gun laws.