State restrictions on handguns and other arms are now subject to strict constitutional review.

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This is based on the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010), which established the individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and made it applicable to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. As a result, any state law that seeks to restrict or prohibit the right to possess a handgun or other arms must satisfy strict scrutiny, which requires a compelling government interest and the least restrictive means of achieving that interest.

State Restrictions on Handguns and Other Arms Are Now Subject