Understanding the Second Amendment: Gun Regulation in America Today and Yesterday (NY)

Foreword

• Foreword

Introduction

• Introduction

Preliminary Overview

• Preliminary Overview

Executive Summary

• Executive Summary

Section 1 District of Columbia V. Heller and the Current State of the Law (1 to 3.2)

• 1 The Supreme Court’s Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller The Supreme Court’s Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller
• 1.1 Heller Background
• 1.2 Heller Majority Opinion
• 1.3 Heller Dissenting Opinions
• 1.4 Heller’s Unusual Critics and Proponents Heller’s Unusual Critics and Proponents
• 1.5 The Quality Of The Guidance Provided By Heller
• 1.6 The Supreme Court’s Follow-on Decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago The Supreme Court’s Follow-on Decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago
• 2 Federal Court Decisions Applying Heller / Mcdonald
• 2.1 Decisions Rejecting Second Amendment Challenges To Gun Laws
• 2.2 Decisions Striking Down Gun Laws Based On Second Amendment Violations
• 2.3 A Word About The Standard Of Review
• 2.4 Western District Of New York Decision On New York Safe Act
• 2.5 Southern District Of New York Decision Upholding New York City Premise Residence Firearm Licensing Law
• 3.1 Case Decided Before Mcdonald V. City Of Chicago
• 3.2 Cases Decided After Mcdonald V. City Of Chicago

Section 2 The History of the Second Amendment and Its Judicial Interpretation Before Heller (1 to 4.4)

• 1 Contours Of The Current Debate Over The Second Amendment
• 2.1 English Statutes And Common Law Regulating Right To Keep Arms
• 2.2 Colonial And Confederal Laws Regarding Firearms
• 2.3 Colonial/State Constitutions Enshrining Right To Bear Arms
• 2.4 The Second Amendment As A Drafting Exercise: What Contemporaneous Records Show About The Evolution Of The Text
• 2.5 The Second Amendment In The Context Of The Times
• 2.6 Contemporaneous (1786) Musings About The Limited Nature Of The Constitutional Right Enshrined
• 3 An Aside: The Modern Constructions Of The Second Amendment Based On Old Dictionaries And Rules Of Grammar
• 4.1 Nineteenth Century Gun Regulations
• 4.2 Nineteenth Century Jurisprudence—Mostly Upholding State Restrictions On Firearms
• 4.3 Early Twentieth Century Gun Laws And Judicial Rulings
• 4.4 Modern Era Legislation And Judicial Decisions Pre-Heller

Section 3 Beyond the Law

• 1 Introduction
• 2.1 1996 Appropriations Act
• 2.2 Tiahrt Amendments
• 2.3 2013 Effort To Improve Knowledge
• 2.4 Change Of Heart Since 1996
• 2.5 Proposed Policy Statement

Appendix A Plain English Summary of Second Amendment Law

• Appendix A Plain English Summary Of Second Amendment Law

Appendix B Summary of New York Safe Act

• Appendix B Summary Of New York Safe Act

Appendix B-1 Model Gun Show Procedures

• Appendix B-1 Model Gun Show Procedures

Appendix C New York State Bar Association Task Force On Gun Violence

• Appendix C New York State Bar Association Task Force On Gun Violence