Reading Room Document
Whether the Second Amendment Secures an Individual Right
The Second Amendment secures a right of individuals generally, not a right of states or a right restricted to persons serving in militias. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/18831/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit