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Quotation from District of Columbia v. Heller by Supreme Court of the United States
“But a conclusion that the Second Amendment protects an individual right does not tell us anything about the scope of that right.”
District of Columbia v. Heller, Dissent of Justice Stevens, introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stevens reframes the question, arguing that the real dispute concerns what the right covers, not who may assert it.
Citation: "But a conclusion that the Second Amendment protects an individual right does not tell us anything about the scope of that right." — Supreme Court of the United States, District of Columbia v. Heller, Dissent of Justice Stevens, introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id district-of-columbia-v-heller-q3)
Portrait: Antonin Scalia Official SCOTUS Portrait crop, Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain.
