ulated ▁milit ia ". ▁ ▁In ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁v . ▁H eller ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁the ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Second ▁Am end ment ▁" cod ified ▁a ▁pre - ex isting ▁right " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁" prote ct s ▁an ▁individual ▁right ▁to ▁possess ▁a ▁fire arm ▁un connected ▁with ▁service ▁in ▁a ▁milit ia , ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁arm ▁for ▁tradition ally ▁law ful ▁purposes , ▁such ▁as ▁self - def ense ▁within ▁the ▁home " ▁but ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁right ▁is ▁not ▁un limited . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁and ▁carry ▁any ▁weapon ▁what so ever ▁in ▁any ▁manner ▁what so ever ▁and ▁for ▁whatever ▁purpose ". ▁ ▁In ▁Mc Donald ▁v . ▁Chicago ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁the ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Second ▁Am end ment ▁limits ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁extent ▁that ▁it ▁limits ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁Third ▁Am end ment ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Am end ment ▁restrict s ▁the ▁quarter ing ▁of ▁soldiers ▁in ▁private ▁homes , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Qu arter ing ▁Act s ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁parliament ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁The ▁am end ment ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁controvers ial ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁and , ▁, ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁the ▁primary ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision . ▁ ▁Four th ▁Am end ment ▁ ▁The ▁Four th ▁Am end ment ▁gu ards ▁against ▁un reason able ▁searches ▁and ▁se