@article{ref1,
title="Changing the Constitutional Landscape for Firearms: The US Supreme Court's Recent Second Amendment Decisions",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2011",
author="Vernick, Jon S. and Rutkow, Lainie and Webster, Daniel W. and Teret, Stephen P.",
volume="101",
number="11",
pages="2021-2026",
abstract="In 2 recent cases-with important implications for public health practitioners, courts, and researchers-the US Supreme Court changed the landscape for judging the constitutionality of firearm laws under the Constitution's Second Amendment. In District of Columbia v Heller (2008), the court determined for the first time that the Second Amendment grants individuals a personal right to possess handguns in their home. In McDonald v City of Chicago (2010), the court concluded that this right affects the powers of state and local governments. The court identified broad categories of gun laws-other than handgun bans-that remain presumptively valid but did not provide a standard to judge their constitutionality. We discuss ways that researchers can assist decision makers. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 22, 2011: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300200).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2011.300200",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300200"
}