The cases of District of Columbia v.Heller (2008)and McDonald v.Chicago (2010)revolved around the __________ Amendment.

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Both District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago dealt with the Second Amendment's protection of the individual right to bear arms. In Heller, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on handguns in Washington D.C., while in McDonald, the Court ruled that the Second Amendment is applicable to states and municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment's incorporation doctrine.

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