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Petition of the day

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The petition of the day is:

13-390

Issue: (1) Whether the Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense in case of confrontation includes the right to bear arms in public; (2) Whether that right to bear arms extends to responsible, law-abiding 18-to-20-year-old adults; and (3) whether Texass ban on responsible, lawabiding 18-to-20-year-old adults bearing handguns in public for self-defense violates the Second Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause.

Cases: National Rifle Association of America v. McCraw

Recommended Citation: Mary Pat Dwyer, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 11, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/02/petition-of-the-day-551/