<P> Writing for the majority , Justice Alito held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right recognized in Heller . Writing a concurring opinion , Justice Thomas reached the same conclusion regarding the incorporation issue on different grounds : Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . The majority decision also reaffirmed that certain firearms restrictions mentioned in District of Columbia v. Heller are assumed permissible and not directly dealt with in this case . Such restrictions include those to `` prohibit ... the possession of firearms by felons or mentally ill '' and `` laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings , or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms '' . </P>
<P> Writing for the majority , Justice Alito held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right recognized in Heller . Writing a concurring opinion , Justice Thomas reached the same conclusion regarding the incorporation issue on different grounds : Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . The majority decision also reaffirmed that certain firearms restrictions mentioned in District of Columbia v. Heller are assumed permissible and not directly dealt with in this case . Such restrictions include those to `` prohibit ... the possession of firearms by felons or mentally ill '' and `` laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings , or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms '' . </P>
who wrote the majority opinion in mcdonald v. chicago
who wrote the majority opinion in mcdonald v. chicago
Justice Alito Justice Thomas
Justice Alito Justice Thomas