“In 2008, District of Columbia v. Heller held, for the first time in U.S. history, that the right to bear arms was a personal right. What that means, however, is still being figured out on a case-by-case and state-by-state basis. Legal challenges to a variety of laws have come fast and furious since Heller. Right now, there are challenges to the Federal Switchblade Act winding their way- through various courts.”
From our Knife Your Knife Laws series, this article, “An Illinois Blueprint for Analyzing Heller,” by Anthony Sculimbrene, attorney and knife expert, uses an Illinois court case to analyze the now famous Heller case.
Thanks to Knife Magazine for including this article in their August issue.