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District of Columbia v. Heller (U.S. 2008).
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District of Columbia v. Heller [U.S. Supreme Court, 2008] — Private citizens have the constitutional right to keep guns in their homes. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/heller/, accessed July 5, 2026).
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Holding: Private citizens have the constitutional right to keep guns in their homes.
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District of Columbia v. Heller is a Free Speech & Religion case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008. The court held that private citizens have the constitutional right to keep guns in their homes.