The 2008 Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller was significant because it

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The 2008 Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller established an individual right to bear arms that the federal government could not interfere with. This ruling overturned the previous interpretation of the Second Amendment, which held that the right to bear arms was only for militias and not for individuals. The decision also struck down the District of Columbia's handgun ban, paving the way for challenges to similar laws across the country.

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