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Now we get to McDonald v. Chicago in which SCOTUS ruled that 2A guaranteed the right to own a firearm not only at the federal level, but that the right was incorporated against state and local governments via the Due Process clause of 14A.
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At the moment, the problem is that the exact contours of the right in question have yet to be hashed out. Essentially, we got recognition for the right to have some sort of handgun in the home, and we got it incorporated against the states. That's it.
So, if Peoria wants to ban ownership of some handguns and leave others, it's not unconstitutional at the moment. If Boise wants to acknowledge a right to ownership in the home but not a right to carry, that doesn't step on the Supreme Court's toes either.
As we make more progress on the legal definition of the right, we'll make more headway in its protection.