The fact that the Supreme Court denied the national government the power to fully ban handguns in 2008, yet a later 2010 decision was needed to apply this same rule to the states is emblematic of

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The emblematic aspect of these decisions is the doctrine of incorporation, which holds that the Bill of Rights applies to the states. While the Second Amendment was understood to protect an individual right to bear arms against federal infringement, it was not clear whether this protection extended to state and local governments. The 2010 decision, McDonald v. City of Chicago, held that the Second Amendment is incorporated and therefore limits state and local gun control laws.

The Fact That the Supreme Court Denied the National Government