Dick Anthony Heller
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Dick Anthony Heller is a Washington, D.C. special police officer best known for successfully challenging the District of Columbia’s handgun ban in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed an individual right to possess firearms under the Second Amendment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gun rights activist
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human ⓘ plaintiff ⓘ |
| advocacyArea |
Second Amendment rights
NERFINISHED
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gun ownership rights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National debate over gun control in the United States
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gun rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| caseCitation | District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseOutcome | prevailed in District of Columbia v. Heller ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
constitutional litigation
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firearms law ⓘ |
| givenName | Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Second Amendment case law in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the named party in District of Columbia v. Heller ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | challenged the District of Columbia handgun ban ⓘ |
| legalClaim | Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineInfluenced | interpretation of the Second Amendment as protecting an individual right ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of handgun bans
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scope of the Second Amendment ⓘ |
| legalRightAffirmed |
individual right to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense
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individual right to possess firearms for lawful purposes ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention following the Supreme Court decision ⓘ |
| name | Dick Anthony Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | District of Columbia v. Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | special police officer ⓘ |
| opposedLaw |
District of Columbia’s ban on handgun possession in the home
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requirement that firearms in the home be kept nonfunctional ⓘ |
| partyTo | District of Columbia v. Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | licensed special police officer in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| roleInLawsuit | plaintiff in District of Columbia v. Heller ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | early 21st century ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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