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In August 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. announced it would no longer bring felony charges for mere carrying of registered rifles or shotguns in the city, citing recent New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decisions expanding gun rights. A legal scholar argues the change relates to a person’s right under the Constitution.

Which constitutional amendment is most directly involved in this scenario?


2nd Amendment


3rd Amendment


1st Amendment


6th Amendment

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2nd Amendment

Those cases (Heller and Bruen) interpret the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms, which is directly at issue in restrictions on carrying rifles or shotguns.