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jecsd1 wrote:Didn't Heller specifically say that 2A encompasses the right to carry handgun for defense purposes?

The way the supreme court works is that they ensure that their rulings have a minimal impact outside of the issue brought before them. In Heller the issue before the court was the right to keep arms, not to bear arms. With that in mind the court ruled that the right to keep arms is protected while hinting at how they would rule on a case regarding the right to bear arms. I keep hearing and seeing people talk/write/post about an Incorporated right to bear arms, but I have yet to see one of these people actually carry a gun in the manner they say is legal without any legal authority other than their logic regarding Heller and McDonald.