This decision overturned a D.C. handgun ban, ruling that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms for self-defense, and those rights were not restricted to individuals serving in a state-run militia. Dick Heller was a private security guard who brought the case before the court after hearing about Adrian Plesha, a homeowner who was arrested for owning the pistol he used to shoot a burglar he caught in his home.
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US Supreme Court: Big 21st century rulings
4. District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
