,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,"y ( ,indiana submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! 
,s5ate %\ld n confirm a nom9ee to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt ^:         
pr(essional record or /atem5ts display  
opposition to ! ,second ,am5dm5t fre$oms
 ( law-abid+ gun own]s1 includ+ !       
fundam5tal1 individual "r to keep & be> 
arms z affirm$ 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia 
et al4 v4 ,hell] & ,mc,donald et al4 v4 
,city ( ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 et al4 cases4
  ,:]eas ! ,second ,am5dm5t /ates3 ,a   
well regulat$ ,militia1 be+ necess>y to 
! security ( a free ,/ate1 ! "r ( ! p to
 keep & be> ,arms1 %all n be infr+$42   
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjaf1 ,supreme
 ,c\rt ,ju/ice ,anton9 ,gregory ,scalia 
pass$ away leav+ a vacancy on ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt aft] #cj ye>s (   
honorably s]v+ on ! ,nation's highe/    

c\rt2 ,:]eas ! loss ( a /aun* def5d] ( !
 ,second ,am5dm5t precipitates ! ne$ to 
fill ! vacancy on ! ,supreme ,c\rt b5* )
 a simil>ly m9d$ def5d] ( ! ,con/itution
 & ,bill ( ,rights2 ,:]eas1 on ,june    
#bf1 #bjjh1 9 ,di/rict ( ,columbia et   
al4 v4 ,hell]1 #eed ,u4,s4 #egj1 !      
,supreme ,c\rt held t ! ,second ,am5dm5t
 protects an individual's "r to possess 
a fire>m unconnect$ ) s]vice 9 a        
militia1 & to use t arm = traditionally 
lawful purposes1 su* z self-def5se )9 ! 
home2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bh1 #bjaj1 9    
,mc,donald et al4 v4 ,city ( ,*icago1   
,ill9ois1 et al41 #efa ,u4,s4 #gdb1 !   
,supreme ,c\rt said3 ,! ,second ,am5dm5t
 protects ! "r to keep & be> arms = !   
purpose ( self-def5se1 & we /ruck d[n a 
,di/rict ( ,columbia law t bann$ !      
possession ( h&guns 9 ! home4 ''' ,we h 
previ\sly held t mo/ ( ! provisions ( ! 
,bill ( ,rights apply ) full =ce to bo? 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ! ,/ates4 ,apply+ !
 /&>d t is well e/abli%$ 9 our law1 we  
hold ! ,second ,am5dm5t "r is fully     

applicable to ! ,/ates42 & ,:]eas1 9 8  
majority op9ion 9 ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
v4 ,hell]1 ,ju/ice ,scalia /eadfa/ly    
def5d$ ,second ,am5dm5t rights1 /at+3   
,we />t !re=e ) a /rong presumption t ! 
,second ,am5dm5t "r is ex]cis$          
individually & belongs to all ,am]icans3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !   
,h\se t ! ,s5ate %\ld n confirm a nom9ee
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt ^:   
pr(essional record or /atem5ts display  
opposition to ! ,second ,am5dm5t fre$oms
 ( law-abid+ gun own]s1 includ+ !       
fundam5tal1 individual "r to keep & be> 
arms z affirm$ 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia 
et al4 v4 ,hell] & ,mc,donald et al4 v4 
,city ( ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 et al4 cases4