March 2026: Heller and the Individual Right

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In this issue

An aged parchment reproduction of the U.S. Constitution

Constitutional history · page 2

Two Clauses, One Sentence

The Second Amendment's grammar has been argued over for two centuries. Here is how the pieces fit.

Independence Hall in Philadelphia with its clock tower and green lawn

2A law & court cases · page 4

Heller: The Individual Right, Confirmed

In 2008 the Supreme Court held for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. A follow-up in 2016 applied that reasoning to modern arms.

An adult mentor walking with two young people in blaze orange in a field

Firearm safety & training · page 6

Stop. Don't Touch. Leave. Tell.

Children are curious. A simple, repeated safety message — and safe storage at home — protects them.

Two hunters in blaze orange walking across an open grassy field

Community & veterans · page 12

Welcome to the Club

Women's and family shooting clubs are opening ranges to people who never felt at home there before.

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