 In 2005, The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was signed into law under the presidency of George W. Bush.This act protected gun manufacturers from being named in federal or state civil suits by those who were victims of crimes involving guns made by that company.In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in the case "District of Columbia v. Heller" that the Second Amendment is an "individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia" and struck down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban.