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2nd Amendment: Closer to Incorporation

Nordyke v. King has been winding its way up to the 9th Circuit Court in California since 2003. The plantiff charged that his 1st and 2nd Amendment rights were being violated by enforcement of a 1999 Alameda County ordinance prohibiting the carry of arms on County property.

In the shadow of Heller, this was one to watch.

Unfortunately, the 9th Circuit ruled that the ordinance was just and would stand.

But that’s not the big news. This is:

We are therefore persuaded that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment and applies it against the states and local governments. (Nordyke v. King, p. 29 [pdf])